When one commits the crime of murder in a single state of the United States, does he also violate a federal law against murder, or does it only become a federal crime if the murderer crosses state lines and commits murder in multiple states?
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Many of the federal laws against murder involve the murder of a federal official, such as the President or a postal worker. In those cases, the murder is both a state offense and a federal offense.
There are also other federal murder offenses that do not involve interstate activity.
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