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Topic ID: 169
Message ID: 6
#6, DB: Jurisdiction
Posted by Dave on Jul-21-02 at 04:27 PM
In response to message #1
Don: Just a minor point. While in theory, the FBI wouldn't be expected to have jurisdiction, in practice they assert jurisdiction for the flimsiest of reasons when they want to work on a case. For example, they have asserted jurisdiction in cases where the main suspect was seen fleeing in a car. Why? Because he was headed towards an Interstate, presumably to get on the Interstate, presumably to leave the state, presumably to flee prosecution.<P>So the FBI could easily assert jurisdiction in this case, and they could even cite YOUR ideas about interstate travel of the perpetrator to do so.