Originally Posted By: eddie
No question about the justifification on this one. There is one part of this story that is pretty unique however. The prosecutor is charging the dead guy's partner with 1st degree murder. They are doing this under the "commission of another felony during a crime". Seems like a stretch to me. The partner did not enter the house, the shooting of the perp is justifiable (not a felony), this seems like a Prosecutor's office gone amok. Thoughts?


Under Oklahoma state law murder charges can be brought against accomplices in cases where someone is killed during some criminal activities.
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