2.52.1 FIRST DEGREE MURDER (FELONY MURDER) / 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1111 is a federal crime that applies to the killing of a human being during the commission of, or in furtherance of, a felony. Felony Murder is categorized as a type of First Degree Murder, which is the most serious type of homicide. Under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1111, a person can be found guilty of First Degree Murder if they commit any of the following: intentionally killing someone as the result of premeditation and deliberation; killing someone while in the commission of a felony; or killing someone while attempting to commit a felony. There are two types of First Degree Murder (Felony Murder) under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1111: Perpetrator Felony Murder and Accomplice Felony Murder. Perpetrator Felony Murder is the killing of a human being while in the commission of, or in furtherance of, a felony and is punishable by death or life in prison. Accomplice Felony Murder is the killing of a human being while in the commission of, or in furtherance of, a felony that was aided, abetted, or otherwise encouraged by another person. Accomplice Felony Murder is also punishable by death or life in prison.