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First-degree felony murder, sentencing and plea bargaining possibilities for the "Hiccup Girl"

By Douglas A. Berman

I am teaching felony murder today in my 1L Criminal law class, and a high-profile new case has conveniently come to the fore to spotlight the issues that the traditional felony murder doctrine presents.  I refer, of course, to the case of the (in)famous "Hiccup Girl" who is one of three individuals charged with first-degree murder in Florida based on her role as "bait" in a robbery scheme gone bad. It seems few facts are in dispute in the case against Jennifer Mee, who became famous at age 15 because she was afflicted with never-ending hiccups.  Now 19 and mixed up with a bad crowd, Mee helped Lamont Newton and Laron Raiford lure Shannon Griffin to an empty house to be robbed.  Here is how the story linked above describes the crime and Mee's involvement: Griffin met Mee online just a week before his death, police said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 26, 2010 (boomark / email).