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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by sidewndr46 on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:25PM (#33664363)
"Virtually" - is murder even a federal crime in the United States?
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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by dragonwriter on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:35PM (#33664513)
> "Virtually" - is murder even a federal crime in the United States?

Yes, but the general federal murder law (18 USC § 1111) only applies in the “special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States”.

A lot of federal felonies have, in place of a general federal felony murder rule, a distinct crime or enhanced punishment when death is involved and deliberately killing certain federal officials is also a federal crime.

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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by tptacek on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:26PM (#33664374)
Yes, it is. For instance, if you deliberately murder a senator. 18 USC 111.

I think a bunch of different kinds of federal crimes (like major drug crimes) will also port their accompanying murder charges to federal court.

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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by bombcar on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:45PM (#33664618)
Many things can move murder to federal court (hence, "make a federal case of it") including crossing state lines and various other federal offenses.
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