Blog: Murder

Generally, the crime of murder is prosecuted in state courts as a state crime. But murder becomes a federal crime when it occurs in the violation of federal law or on federal land or territory.  Examples of when this occurs include when a murder is of a federal judge or a federal law enforcement official …

When we are provoked or we hear or witness something that strikes a deep emotional chord – such as walking in on your spouse and someone else “in the act”-  we can act impulsively and angrily. That is sometimes referred to as acting in the “heat of passion.” When a homicide is committed in San …