Support SF 3802/HF 3976 Task for Bills Reform Felony Murder Laws in Minnesota
The Issue
Please sign this petition asking our Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives to pass SF 3802 & Companion Bill HF 3976.
These bills have bipartisan support and authors! They allow for research around how Minnesota addresses the Felony Murder Rule.
What is Felony Murder? A legal doctrine that allows anyone involved in a felony to be charged with murder if a death occurs during the course of the felony, even if they did not intend to kill anyone.
VIDEO explaining how the Felony Murder Rule works
Facts on Felony Murder
• The felony murder rule has been abolished in every common law country but the U.S., including Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland and India.
• Ohio, Hawaii, Kentucky, Michigan, and Massachusetts no longer apply the felony murder rule.
• Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington limit the felony murder rule to the actual perpetrators of the homicide.
• Minnesota has one of the strictest felony murder rules in the country.
Task Force Bill on Aiding and Abetting Felony Murder in Minnesota • Establishes Task Force • Effective 7/1/20 to 1/15/21 *Report required on or before 1/15/21 • Membership to Include: Commissioner of Corrections, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commissioner, Attorney General, State Public Defender, Violent Crime Coordinating Council, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Minnesota County Attorney Association, 2 Representatives of Victims Rights Advocacy Groups, Impacted person or family member
Task Force Duties • Collect & Analyze Data on relevant charges, convictions, sentences (currently, no departments track homicide convictions for murder vs. aiding and abetting murder) • Review Relevant Statutes and State and Federal Case Law • Receive input from impacted defendants, their family members and the families of victims • Analyze benefits and unintended consequences of current laws • Make Recommendations to MN Legislature by 1/15/21
Link to Senate Bill & companion Bill
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The Issue
Please sign this petition asking our Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives to pass SF 3802 & Companion Bill HF 3976.
These bills have bipartisan support and authors! They allow for research around how Minnesota addresses the Felony Murder Rule.
What is Felony Murder? A legal doctrine that allows anyone involved in a felony to be charged with murder if a death occurs during the course of the felony, even if they did not intend to kill anyone.
VIDEO explaining how the Felony Murder Rule works
Facts on Felony Murder
• The felony murder rule has been abolished in every common law country but the U.S., including Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland and India.
• Ohio, Hawaii, Kentucky, Michigan, and Massachusetts no longer apply the felony murder rule.
• Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington limit the felony murder rule to the actual perpetrators of the homicide.
• Minnesota has one of the strictest felony murder rules in the country.
Task Force Bill on Aiding and Abetting Felony Murder in Minnesota • Establishes Task Force • Effective 7/1/20 to 1/15/21 *Report required on or before 1/15/21 • Membership to Include: Commissioner of Corrections, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commissioner, Attorney General, State Public Defender, Violent Crime Coordinating Council, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Minnesota County Attorney Association, 2 Representatives of Victims Rights Advocacy Groups, Impacted person or family member
Task Force Duties • Collect & Analyze Data on relevant charges, convictions, sentences (currently, no departments track homicide convictions for murder vs. aiding and abetting murder) • Review Relevant Statutes and State and Federal Case Law • Receive input from impacted defendants, their family members and the families of victims • Analyze benefits and unintended consequences of current laws • Make Recommendations to MN Legislature by 1/15/21
Link to Senate Bill & companion Bill
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Petition created on April 20, 2020