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State Senator Proposes Changes to Pennsylvania Felony Murder Rule
Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach is drafting legislation that would remove the existing felony murder rule from the language that defines second-degree murder in Pennsylvania. Currently, individuals in Pennsylvania who are convicted of second-degree murder receive a mandatory life sentence. Second-degree murder differs from first-degree murder in that it is not premeditated or necessarily intentional. […]
