Federal Capital Offenses: An Overview of Substantive and Procedural Law

Doyle, Charles

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Criminal justice;    Capital punishment;    Law;   

RP-ID  :  R42095
RP-ID  :  R42095_2014Nov18

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Murder, committed under any of more than 50 jurisdictional circumstances, is a federal capitaloffense. So are treason, espionage, and certain drug kingpin offenses. The Federal Death PenaltyAct and related provisions establish the procedure that must be followed before a defendantconvicted of a federal capital offense may be executed. This report is an overview of the law in the area.