All Suspects in Taylor Case Face Felony Murder

By Chris Mottram
Although only one of the four suspects in the Sean Taylor case (allegedly) pulled the trigger, all of them face the same change of felony murder.
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SportingNews.com/ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio can explain better. He happens to be a lawyer.
[quote="Mike Florio"]The reality is that the concept of “felony murder” will put each of them away, likely for the rest of their lives, regardless of whether they ever intended to do harm to anyone.
Under the concept of felony murder, any death that results during the commission of a felony carries severe criminal penalties. So, in this case, the defendants caused Taylor’s death while in the process of burglarizing his home. It might not be “murder,” but it’s “felony murder” -- and in reality there’s no difference.
And the felony murder rule makes all of the defendants equally culpable, regardless of whether they pulled the trigger.
Under Florida law there apparently are only two possible penalties -- life in prison without parole, or death.[/quote]
The words “without parole” sound good to me. My biggest fear in this case was something like a 20-30 year sentence, with these guys getting out in 10-20 on parole.
And I guess I’m required to say that these four are still technically innocent, even though two have confessed to being involved.
> ’Felony Murder’ Will Put Taylor Suspects Away For Long Time | PFT
Related: These suspects are apparently the same guys who invaded Taylor’s home the week before the murder.
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Chris Mottram is the Community Manager for SportingNews.com and is the co-author of his personal blog Mr. Irrelevant.↵