What are the facts?
TBD once the specific case is identified. For example, in Pennsylvania, felony-murder is codified at 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(b) with enumerated felonies and a robust body of case law on agency theory and the res gestae/escape phase; in Massachusetts, felony murder is a common-law doctrine with limitations such as the merger doctrine and the inherently dangerous felony requirement.
What is the legal issue?
Please confirm the exact case (state and year/citation) so I can state the precise question presented in that decision.
What rule applies?
Will supply the jurisdiction-specific felony-murder rule (statutory in Pennsylvania and Kentucky; common law in Massachusetts with SJC gloss) once the correct case is identified.
What did the court hold?
Will provide the court's holding after you confirm the specific Commonwealth v. Robinson decision.
What is the reasoning?
Will provide detailed reasoning tailored to the identified case, including doctrinal tests (e.g., agency vs. proximate cause theory; res gestae/escape phase; merger doctrine; inherently dangerous felony analysis) as applicable in that jurisdiction.
Why is this case significant?
Significance depends on the jurisdiction and doctrinal point at issue. For instance, Pennsylvania cases often address agency theory and enumerated predicates; Massachusetts cases often address merger and joint venture liability within felony murder.
Which Commonwealth v. Robinson are you referring to?
Please provide the jurisdiction (e.g., Pennsylvania or Massachusetts) and, if possible, the year or reporter citation.
Are you looking for a case discussing agency theory or merger in felony murder?
If the focus is on whether a co-felon can be liable when a victim is killed by a third party (police/target), that suggests a Pennsylvania case applying agency theory; if it's about whether an assaultive felony can serve as a predicate, that suggests a Massachusetts case applying the merger doctrine.
Do you have any facts you recall?
Even a brief description (e.g., death during getaway/escape, police shootout, or use of an assaultive predicate felony) can identify the correct Robinson case.
Can you accept a brief on a closely related leading case if the specific Robinson opinion isn't available?
If you prefer, I can brief a leading felony-murder case from the relevant jurisdiction (e.g., Commonwealth v. Redline (Pa.) or Commonwealth v. Matchett (Mass.)) until the exact Robinson citation is provided.