Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Kidnapping

If a person is kidnnaped and then rape and murdered, is the crime of kidnnaping a federal crime?


Asked on 2/11/09, 10:04 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

Re: Kidnapping

Kidnapping, rape, or murder usually only become federal crimes when they involve crossing state lines or occur on federal land, like a federal park.

Even then, though, the crimes are still usually prosecuted by the states as state crimes, not the United States as federal crimes.

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Answered on 2/13/09, 12:15 am
Gordon Fenderson Fenderson Law Firm

Re: Kidnapping

There are federal laws against all the above mentioned activities, but doing them all together has no bearing on the federal jurisdiction. So, your answer is probably no.

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Answered on 2/11/09, 11:37 am


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