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In many states, if a death occurs during the commission of a serious felony (such as a robbery or a kidnapping), all participants in that felony can be charged with murder, hence the term felony murder.

For example, a crew decides to rob a bank. During the course of the robbery, one of the robbers shoots and kills a bank guard. Under a felony murder statute, the driver of the getaway car — who never even set foot inside the bank — can also be charged with felony murder.

The sentence for a felony murder conviction is usually similar to the sentence for the murder if actually committed by the person. So you could have felony murder in the 2nd degree or 1st degree.