Let me first say that felony murder is the single-most heinous piece of legislation to exist on our books today, she maintains. I do not believe that any reform is going to make this law fair or necessary. That having been said,
any reform that takes the power away from the DAs and puts it back where it belongs, in the court, is a huge step in the right direction.
But then she adds, As this new law is written, it does nothing to help Luke in an immediate sense.
Senate Bill 21-124, titled Changes to Felony Murder, was sponsored by Senator Pete Lee and Representative Michael Weissman. Under previous Colorado law, its summary notes, It is a class 1 felony as it pertains to first degree murder if a person commits or attempts to commit certain specified felonies and the death of a person, other than one of the participants, is caused by anyone during the crime.