Murder

Punishment for murder

Notwithstanding any rule of law to the contrary, a person convicted of murder is liable to
- level 1 imprisonment (life); or
- imprisonment for such other term as is fixed by the court as the court determines.

Unintentional killing in the course or furtherance of a crime of violence

A person who unintentionally causes the death of another person by an act of violence done in the course or furtherance of a crime the necessary elements of which include violence for which a person upon first conviction may, under or by virtue of any enactment, be sentenced to level 1 imprisonment (life) or to imprisonment for a term of 10 years or more shall be liable to be convicted of murder as though he had killed that person intentionally.

The rule of law known as the felony-murder rule (whereby a person who unintentionally causes the death of another by an act of violence done in the course or furtherance of a felony of violence is liable to be convicted of murder as though he had killed that person intentionally) is hereby abrogated.