inherently-dangerous-felony
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-5893 | Melissa Pfeiffer v. Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 2019-09-10 | Denied | IFP | conscious-disregard-for-risk criminal-law felony-murder inherent-dangerousness inherently-dangerous inherently-dangerous-felony judicial-determination judicial-fact-finding jury-instructions malice-aforethought massachusetts-law presumption-of-malice sentencing | Is it unconstitutional for the courts, as a matter of common law, to withdraw the third element of felony murder from the jury's consideration by labe… |