Charges Reduced For Hialeah Girl Charged With Felony Murder
The young Hialeah woman accused of helping her friend steal a WaveRunner from a Miami Shores house last month won't face a
felony
murder
charge for his shooting death.
Last month, I wrote about how a 19-year old girl had been charged with felony murder after her boyfriend was shot and killed while attempting to steal a WaveRunner at a Miami Shores home. The boyfriend was killed by the son of the homeowner.
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Miami-Dade prosecutors filed a
third-degree grand theft charge against the 19-year old after they determined they could not prove a more serious
burglary charge, which was needed to sustain the second-degree felony murder charge.
Under Florida law, anyone who commits certain felonies such as burglary can be held responsible for murder if someone dies during the commission of the crime.