They charged Jacob Harris’ three companions in the vehicle—Jeremiah Triplett, 20; Sariah Busani, 19; and Johnny Reed, 14;–with murder under the state’s “felony murder statute”—a controversial “law of parties” doctrine that permits prosecutors in at least thirteen states, including Texas, to charge any party associated with a crime that results in someone’s death, including suspects killed by police, with felony… [read post]