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Another man won't face murder charge after change to state law; Republicans say SAFE-T Act should be repealed

Prosecutors said they would have charged a man involved in a shootout with the murder of his friend, who was killed by gunfire from someone else, but won’t under the new law. Advocates defended the law change as more fair and say defendants still face stiff consequences for the crimes they actually committed. ....

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State law change means man accused of starting shootout that killed bystander won't face murder charges

The SAFE-T Act says murder charges can only be filed if someone directly causes a death. A grand jury cited the act in declining to indict Travis Andrews for the murder of Melinda Crump, who was killed after someone shot back after Andrews allegedly fired in that person’s direction. ....

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