People v. Stamp
California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 3
82 Cal.Rptr. 598 (1969)
Stamp, Koory, and Lehman (defendants) robbed the General Amusement Company at gunpoint, forcing manager Carl Honeyman and employees together and taking their money. Immediately afterward Honeyman showed signs of physical distress and soon collapsed and died of a heart attack; medical experts testified he had severe, ultimately fatal atherosclerosis but agreed the shock and fright of the robbery triggered the fatal attack that day. The defendants were convicted of first-degree robbery and first-degree murder and appealed.
Whether, in California, a defendant may be convicted of murder when a killing occurs during the attempt or actual commission of an inherently dangerous felony.