Murder or Attempted Murder of a Member of Congress and Other Federal Officials and Employees : Implications in Federal Criminal Law and Procedure of Events in Tucson.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal procedure.

Homicide.

Sentences (Criminal procedure).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

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text file

Summary:

Describes Federal procedures and attendant legal provisions generally associated with the prosecution of cases involving homicide or attempted homicide of Congress members or Federal officials or employees. Examines implications of these Federal laws and procedures with regard to recent arrest of Jared Lee Loughner for attempted murder of a member of Congress and murder and attempted murder of Federal officers and employees in Tucson, Ariz., during the performance of their official duties. Covers applicable aspects of pre-trial, trial, and sentencing law and procedure.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Murder or Attempted Murder of a Member of Congress and Other Federal Officials and Employees

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