Due Process Concerns and the Requirement of a Strict Casual Relationship in Felony Murder Cases: Conner v. Director of Division of Adult Corrections
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Authors
Sachs, Leslie G.
Issue Date
1990
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23
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|In 1989, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the felony-murder conviction of Atwell Junior Conner in Conner v. Director of Division of Adult Corrections. This conviction was upheld despite the fact that Conner did not commit the actual murders. Additionally, Conner was denied a jury instruction that. would have allowed him to present a theory of defense which would have required the state of Iowa to prove a causal relationship between the underlying felony of robbery and the murder. Rather, the court instructed the jury that it was sufficient to show only that the murder resulted as a natural and probable consequence of the underlying felony...
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23 Creighton L. Rev. 629 (1989-1990)
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Creighton University School of Law