In a robbery scenario, if one robber kills a person and the other does not, how are they prosecuted?

In a robbery scenario where one robber kills a person, both robbers can be prosecuted under the principle of "felony murder." This legal doctrine holds that if a death occurs during the commission of a felony, all participants in the crime can be held equally responsible for that death, regardless of who actually performed the act of killing. Thus, both robbers can face serious charges, such as first-degree murder, because they were both engaged in the violent crime of robbery that led to the death.

This approach reflects the belief that all co-conspirators in a crime share the consequences of its outcome, reinforcing the idea that individuals cannot escape liability simply because they did not directly commit the lethal act. As a result, both robbers are prosecuted equally under the law for their participation in the robbery, making them equally culpable in the eyes of the legal system.