Life in Prison: The Felony Murder Rule in California
Brandon Hein: A symbol of injustice in California, Brandon Hein has now served more than thirteen years in prison for a crime another man admitted to committing. An incredible story of injustice, waste, political ambition, and vengeance.
"This is a case that violates the Bible, that violates the Constitution, that violates the law, that violates common sense, and that violates common decency." Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School Professor
California's felony murder rule allows ambitious prosecutors to sweep up everyone and charge even those who had nothing to do with a murder, as if they were guilty. This "legal fiction" allows people, like Brandon, who were in the wrong place at the wrong time, to find themselves charged with a murder committed by another, and to be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. The felony murder rule, long since abandoned by England where it began, has been abused by prosecutors in the few states, like California, where it still exists.
Please, take some time to explore Brandon's story & the resources on this site. Find out how you can help Brandon and protect others, whose only crime has been being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Experience Brandon's personal experience and thoughts through his artwork, which is featured on this site in "The Box". A current Flash Player is required:
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