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In reply to the discussion: Cuba Will Not Return Assata Shakur to US [View all]JonLP24
(29,929 posts)first time reading which had to be at-least 5 or more years ago. I just wanted to get the basic forensic details right so I used wiki but also noticed that.
The thing I did remember which wiki very briefly mentions (in stating the charges she faced) is she was also convicted of murder for the passenger who was killed by police. Wiki mentions the two murder convictions.
I'm not sure how the furtherance of the felony part applies when was a stop initiated over a broken taillight. There is a local example of 3 or 4 very young participants in a burglary were all charged with a murder over the decision by 1 to decide to kill the homeowner(it was an unexpected encounter--not something pre-planned or had input from the other participants).
I think it was wiki that was I looking at but whatever it was had a lot more detailed information not just on that case but the others. I'm not an expert when it came to that but there certainly appeared to be grounds for an appeal and retrial at the very least.