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Originally Posted by gray67
Isn't what they did basically accidental homicide? The fact that the victim died was an unfortunate consequence of assault/battery, which would make the death accidental. The premeditation of assault/battery would point to a harsher penalty and higher bail requirements - perhaps the judge set the bail at the higher levels possible for the class of crime?
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When you commit a crime you take ownership of all that befalls the victim. If you mug a person with a weak heart and they have a heart attack you've committed murder. If you rob a bank and someone there goes into labor and the baby dies because she could not be taken to the hospital in time -- that's murder too.
All that is required is that you intended to do do the thing that you did; hit, rob, murder. Missing the victim and hitting someone else isn't an excuse, wanting to rob but ending up killing isn't one either.