http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...bber-shot-dead-man-tried-stick-ATM-knife.html
But here's the fun part:
Yes, you read that correctly. If you commit an armed felony in some states, and your crime results in a death, you can be charged for it; even if you personally did not do it. In this case, to add insult to injury, not only is his armed-robber buddy dead, but he gets charged with murder for it. HA!
It's the same legal philosophy that allows arsonists to be charged with murder if there is someone in the building who dies, or if a firefighter dies fighting the blaze they set. They may not have meant to kill anyone, but it happened due to their crime, so they get to swing for it.
'Robber' shot dead by man he tried to stick up with a knife at drive-through ATM
Justin Slivinski, 24, of Oviedo, Florida, was killed Friday night when he and accomplice Austin Lee Harvey, 19, tried to rob a man at knife-point at a local drive-through ATM
The unnamed man shot Slivinksi two times
Slivinksi and Harvey both have records of multiple criminal arrests
But here's the fun part:
Harvey was arrested Saturday afternoon and now faces attempted armed robbery and murder charges.
Police say the murder charge was added because robbery attempt contributed to Slivinski's death.
Yes, you read that correctly. If you commit an armed felony in some states, and your crime results in a death, you can be charged for it; even if you personally did not do it. In this case, to add insult to injury, not only is his armed-robber buddy dead, but he gets charged with murder for it. HA!
It's the same legal philosophy that allows arsonists to be charged with murder if there is someone in the building who dies, or if a firefighter dies fighting the blaze they set. They may not have meant to kill anyone, but it happened due to their crime, so they get to swing for it.