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Re:Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence by mikeash on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @04:43PM (#13421585)
Right, which means federal crimes, not state crimes. The President won't be granting pardons to ordinary murderers, unless the murder took place on federal lands.
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Re:Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence by chriscappuccio on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @07:46PM (#13423025)
Actually, murder isn't a federal crime.
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Re:Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence by dragonwriter on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @08:07PM (#13423140)
> Actually, murder isn't a federal crime.

Actually, murder is a federal crime, see 18 USC Secs. 1111, 1114, and 1118-1121.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-51

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