UPDATE: Four Arrested in Taylor's Death

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by angryssg

Thanks LB, for the insight. I thought that a capital crime included a combination of murder and rape or a double murder or a double rape. I also believed that a single murder could only be considered a capital crime if it was a cop, servicemember, or government official. Apparently, a murder in conjunction with an armed robery is a capital crime as well.

Each state has the right to define "capital murder," within the limits of the 8th Amendment. Florida does not mess around with criminals. Like many states, Florida has pretty strict murder statutes when it comes to murders committed during the course of the commission of a felony.

[SmootSmack]

It's so agonizing to think about. I mean if only he had been with the team on Sunday (even in street clothes on the sidelines), and it's not like the team was way out in Seattle or something like that. They were just a few hours away in Tampa.

But then I think if he wasn't there the suspects might have shot and killed his g/f or heaven forbid his daughter in a panic instead.

Just an awful situation all around.

[RedskinPete]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Each state has the right to define "capital murder," within the limits of the 8th Amendment. Florida does not mess around with criminals. Like many states, Florida has pretty strict murder statutes when it comes to murders committed during the course of the commission of a felony.

First off you are right about Florida and that is most likely why three of the four can forward about the killing. They don't wanted to be the gun man in this killing. ESPN also said that there could be others that could be arrested as well.