Robbery Heart Attack

A New York appeals court ruled that a defendant was properly convicted of felony murder and robbery after the person he robbed suffered a fatal heart attack caused by the stress of the event. The heart attack was a “foreseeable consequence of the robbery.”

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A New York appeals court ruled that a defendant was properly convicted of felony murder and robbery after the person he robbed suffered a fatal heart attack caused by the stress of the event. The heart attack was a “foreseeable consequence of the robbery.”

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