Felony murder rule (Oregon)


In the state of Oregon, the common law felony murder rule has been codified in Oregon Revised Statutes § 163.115.

Murder

Under § 163.115, anyone in a group or alone that commits or attempts to commit a predicate felony, and in furtherance of the crime or in the immediate flight therefrom causes the death of a person other than one of the participants is guilty of murder. The predicate felonies are:
§ 163.115 provides affirmative defenses to murder under the felony murder rule. It is an affirmative defense that the defendant: