CRM/LAW C144 Chapter Notes - Chapter HOWARD and HENDERSON: Endangerment, False Imprisonment
19 Jun 2017
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The defendant, after being stopped for a traffic violation, attempted to flee and and led pursuing officers on a high-speed chase, running several red lights and stop signs, at speeds up to 90 miles per hour. After running an additional red light, he collided with another car, killing the driver. Felony-murder, based on the predicate felony of attempting to elude a pursuing peace officer while driving in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property . 1993 decision, california appellate court held that it was inherently dangerous. Underlying facts, the actual crime that took place. Based on the felony of false imprisonment effected by violence, menace, fraud, or deceit . Defendant held a gun to the head of a hostage: when the hostage ducked and attempted to deflect the barrel of the gun, it went off and killed a bystander. The california supreme court reversed a second-degree felony-murder conviction.
