CJ506P Unit 8 Discussion Board



CJ506P Unit 8 Discussion Board

Topic 1

I live in Texas, and the felony murder rule discussed in this paper is for Texas. Texas' felony murder rule is also called, “law of parties”. This is a varied version of the common law felony murder rule. It is codified in Section 7.02 of Texas Penal Code. This law explains that a person is said to be criminally accountable for the acts of another, if he or she is found to be helping the principal.

However, the law of parties differs with other common law jurisdictions on felony and has attracted ...