Tison v. Arizona

5-4

Prologue Projects

News Commentary, News, Government

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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On this week’s episode of 5-4, Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon), and Michael (@_FleerUltra) discuss a 1987 case on felony murder, and whether it’s eligible for the death penalty.

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0:00.0	Well here are your next number 84, 60, 75, Ricky Wayne Tyson and Raymond Curtis Tyson
0:07.8	versus Arizona.
0:09.9	Hey everyone, this is Leon Nefak, host of Fiasco and co-creator of Slow Burn.
0:17.7	On today's episode of 5-4, Peter, Riannon and Michael are talking about the concept of
0:22.6	felony murder, which allows prosecutors to bring murder charges if a death occurs during
0:27.2	the commission of a felony.
0:29.1	Even if the defendant doesn't kill anyone.
0:31.1	You are engaged in a felony and someone is killed.
0:34.4	It can be a co-defendant.
0:36.0	It can be a suspect.
0:37.0	It can be a witness.
0:38.0	It can be someone else.
0:40.0	You are still copable for that murder, that homicide, that unlawful killing.
0:45.6	In 1987, felony murder came up before the Supreme Court in the context of capital punishment,
0:50.4	in a case called Tyson V. Arizona.
0:53.3	The court held the two brothers who did not commit or even plan a murder, could nonetheless
0:58.1	be sentenced to death.
1:00.3	This is 5-4, a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks.
1:10.0	Welcome to 5-4, where we dissect and analyze the Supreme Court cases that hover over America
1:17.6	like vultures over a dying man in the desert.
1:23.9	I am Peter.
1:24.9	Peter is the log boy.
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