State v. Adams
Missouri Supreme Court
339 Mo. 926 (1936)
Relevant factsFree
Adams (defendant) and two accomplices burglarized a gas station, and when police arrived during the burglary, the group fled and was pursued, with an officer being fatally shot during the chase; Adams was convicted of first-degree felony murder under an instruction defining the perpetration of burglary as continuing until stolen property reached the burglars' unmolested dominion, and he appealed.
IssueFree
Whether the felony-murder rule applies if the felony and the homicide were parts of one continuous transaction and were closely connected in time, place, and causal relation.