On Jan 20, 1998 06:31am, CHARLES HUNTER wrote to TOM RIGHTMER:
TR>>Many jurisdictional problems are solved with Federal Law. You should not
TR>>Mbe
  >>able to run across a state line and avoid prosecution, and this was one
  >>aof
  >>the first reasons for Federal Law. We still have a few extradition
  >>tproblems,
  >>but most jurisdictional problems are solved with Federal Law. Some of the
  >>more common and first crimes which were Federalized were bank robbery and
  >>kidnapping. Criminals would love it if you localized the law.
 CH> But, I believe the Interstate Extradition act is rooted in a compact
 CH> between the states which evolved into the federal statute.  A little
 CH> different than laws merely passed by Congress and asserting federal
 CH> jurisdiction.  And, as for bank robbery, I believe it is the National
 CH> Bank Charter of the bank that is robbed that lends federal
 CH> jurisdiction.
It's the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that puts the Fed's in
the picture.  Check the decal in the door of the bank or savings and loan, it
have the FBI logo on it.
 CH> Also, many states have their own laws regarding "hot pursuit" and the
 CH> authority for out of state officers to enter their state and apprehend
 CH> fleeing fugitives who have just committed crimes. (In cooperation with
 CH> officers of that state).
If the decision in the 9th circuit holds, hot pursuit will become a thing of
the past, and criminals who decide to flee will not be pursued by mechanical
means.
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