The Felony Murder Law of Colorado states that a person is guilty of first degree murder if he or she participates in, or is fleeing from, some other crime and a death results, intended or not2. This statute is the reason a 21 year old Colorado resident, Lisl Auman, was sentenced to life in prison without parole at the Colorado Women's Correctional Facility3. This case has drawn national attention and while appealing her conviction, has gained support from actors Sean Penn, Benecio Del Torro and Johnny Depp and the late writer Hunter S. Thompson.

Lisl Auman was convicted of felony murder for her part in an alleged burglary that resulted in the death of a Denver police officer on November 12, 19972. One week before the alleged burglary in Buffalo Creek, Colorado, Auman learned that her boyfriend, Shawn Cheever, decided to end the relationship. Auman still had a few possessions that...