Felony murder rule (Colorado)

For the felony murder rule in all U.S. jurisdictions, see felony murder rule.

In the state of Colorado, the common law felony murder rule has been codified in Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-3-102. The statute classifies a homicide as first degree murder when committed during one of these predicate felonies:^[1]

Committing or attempting to commit arson, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, sexual assault, or a class 3 felony sexual assault on a child
Or if in the course of one of these crimes or the immediate escape from it, anyone causes the death of a person other than one of the participants

References

^ McCarthy, K.E. Felony Murder. Connecticut General Assembly Office of Legislative Research. 13 February 2008