In the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
, the
common law
In law, common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions."The common law is not a brooding omnipresen ...
felony murder rule has been effectively abolished in most situations through the enactment of Ohio's involuntary manslaughter statute. Still, a defendant can be convicted of murder in Ohio under the felony murder rule if someone dies as a result of the defendant committing an "offense of violence" that is a first or second degree felony.
References
U.S. state criminal law
Murder in Ohio
Ohio law
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