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The only federal law regarding terrorism alone that warrants the death penalty is 18 U.S.C. 2332 Terrorist murder of a U.S. national in another country. Here is a list of all 41 Federal Capital Offenses. The WMD charge was not overkill, it was the charge required to make a capital offense case. 18 U.S.C. 2332a Murder by the use of a weapon of mass destruction.
http://deathpenalty.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004927#41
Most federal crimes involve interstate or foreign commerce. Sex crimes, gangs, terrorism and immigration are all offenses included in the 1994 Violent Crime Control Act. Believe it or not, the charges have to be directly linked to commerce, that is the federal jurisdiction. So, the act had an effect on interstate and foreign commerce because of the money spent by participants, families, and spectators being jeopardized.
The secondary charge of deadly destruction of property is also directly related to commerce, the FBI claimed buildings near the finish line being businesses such as hotels and restaurants makes it a federal crime.
They first had to show the crime was federal and secondly they had to show the death penalty would apply. Like I said, under the state law the death penalty would not have been considered.
The only way to seek capital punishment in this case was to charge him with a federal WMD crime.
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http://deathpenalty.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004927#41
Most federal crimes involve interstate or foreign commerce. Sex crimes, gangs, terrorism and immigration are all offenses included in the 1994 Violent Crime Control Act. Believe it or not, the charges have to be directly linked to commerce, that is the federal jurisdiction. So, the act had an effect on interstate and foreign commerce because of the money spent by participants, families, and spectators being jeopardized.
The secondary charge of deadly destruction of property is also directly related to commerce, the FBI claimed buildings near the finish line being businesses such as hotels and restaurants makes it a federal crime.
They first had to show the crime was federal and secondly they had to show the death penalty would apply. Like I said, under the state law the death penalty would not have been considered.
The only way to seek capital punishment in this case was to charge him with a federal WMD crime.
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