alt Hacker NewsHow about premeditated murder? Stalking is part of the premeditation, presumably. I think this technical argument/decision reeks of politics. Nearly all US murders take place in some state or another so they need to have federal prosecution potential.
> Nearly all US murders take place in some state or another so they need to have federal prosecution potential.
What do you mean here? They usually get prosecuted by the state.
Because NY state law doesn't allow for the death penalty, and the federal government wanted the death penalty, they intentionally moved it to a federal jurisdiction.
There's a Twitter thread[0] that seems like a reasonable explanation.
[0] https://x.com/adamscochran/status/2017284770158485767 / https://xcancel.com/adamscochran/status/2017284770158485767