Spencer and Alonzo plan to commit bank robbery. Spencer gets firearms to use dur

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Spencer and Alonzo plan to commit bank robbery. Spencer gets firearms to use during the robbery, but specifically tells Alonzo that they should only use the firearms to scare people, and that they should NOT, under any circumstance, shoot anyone. Spencer and Alonzo later walk into the bank, announce a robbery, and then Alonzo immediately shoots and kills the teller. Is Spencer guilty of the murder committed by Alonzo?

a.

No, because Spencer told Alonzo not to shoot the teller

b.

No, because Spencer did not pull the trigger

c.

Yes, under the natural and probable consequence theory

d.

Yes, but only in the states that follow the Agency Theory of Felony Murder

a.

No, because Spencer told Alonzo not to shoot the teller

b.

No, because Spencer did not pull the trigger

c.

Yes, under the natural and probable consequence theory

d.

Yes, but only in the states that follow the Agency Theory of Felony Murder

Explanation / Answer

d) Yes, but only in the states that follow the Agency Theory of Felony Murder

.If during a felony any person is killed the person liable for the murder.

d) Yes, but only in the states that follow the Agency Theory of Felony Murder

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