Sometimes a murder is committed during the commission of another crime even though the perpetrator did not originally intend to commit murder.Most states hold the perpetrator liable for the crime of murder in addition to the other crimes.This is called the ________ rule.

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The rule described in the question where a person can be held liable for murder if a murder occurs during the commission of another crime, even if the person did not intend to commit murder, is called the felony murder rule. Therefore, choice C, felony murder, is the correct answer.

Sometimes a Murder Is Committed During the Commission of Another