Question: How could Ames have received the death penalty if he didn't actually kill Clyde's wife and daughter?
scaryterri
19th Feb 2018
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Answer: He was a participant in a felony during which someone died. That means the felony murder rule applies. Felony murder is a capital crime.
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Answer: They made a deal with Darby. Darby testified saying Ames was the one who killed the wife and daughter in order to get a reduced sentence. Since Shelton's testimony was inadmissible because he blacked out it was Darby's word again Ames'.
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