This bill proposes to amend Arizona's first-degree felony murder statute by expanding its application to include the death of an unborn child caused during the commission of qualifying felonies. Specifically, it would insert language to clarify that the statute applies to the death of an unborn child, thereby making it a prosecutable offense when such a death occurs in the course of or immediate flight from the enumerated felonies.

Additionally, the bill specifies that the felony murder provision applies to an unborn child at any stage of development in the womb. This amendment would replace the existing language that does not explicitly mention unborn children in the context of felony murder, thereby enhancing the legal framework surrounding the prosecution of such cases. The current exceptions to prosecution under the premeditated murder provision remain unchanged.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 13-1105