FELONY MURDER LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Understand the basic felony murder equation 2. Understand how the original unrestrained doctrine was linked to the concept of Malum in Se and how Malum Prohibitum crimes undermined the logic. 3. Understand the lack of symmetry that causes contemporary discomfort with this murder doctrine. a. Understand the difference between judicial and statute based felony murder doctrines 4. Navigating the Minefields between Felony + Killing to the Objetive of Murder: a. The Independent Felony/Merger Requirement b. The res gestae Requirement c. The Right Type of Felony Requirement: i. Defined Felony ii. The Inherently Dangerous Felony 1. Abstract v. Contextual Application 5. Understand the Misdemeanor Manslaughter variant