who prosecutes when a criminal act is both a state and Federal offense?
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depends on the nature of the crime and facts/circumstances surrounding it.  Feds usually wait and see what the state does first b/c federal jurisdiction is much more limited than a state's jurisdiction.   However, a high-profile crime is more likely to be taken up by the feds.\n\nEdit:  Technically, BOTH the state and federal government could individually prosecute the crime if they wanted (for example the prosecution of the LAPD officers who beat Rodney King)
697502
Criminal= state files charges\nCivil= people sue each other
218416
I don't know about federal, but it's definitely against state laws, the D.O.T. can tell if your running it in on road vehicle , because of the red dye they put in it, to detect if someone is using it illegally.
59248
Its a federal offense you can go to prison if you get caught!!!
737158
It is called accessory to the crime\nyou are seen in the eyes of the law as being a willing participant in the act---cut and dry !!  Sorry !!
495025
That all depends on the crime and the jurisdiction. Every state has different laws.
283378
Federal law requires the states to extradite criminals unless the criminal can show good cause for why the state should not do so and unless the state is conducting their own trial already.
111050
Whatever court of law has jurisdiction where the offense took place!
346549
Federal prisons are where people convicted of /federal/ crimes are sent.  State prisons are where people convicted of /state/ crimes are sent.  For example, Timothy McVeigh, one of the people responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing, was executed in Terre Haute, Indiana.  \n\nWhy?  McVeigh was convicted of a federal crime, so he was sent to a federal prison.  When Tookie Williams was executed in a California prison, it was because he was convicted of a state crime.\n\nThe reason these 2 different prison systems exists is because there are two primary criminal justice systems in the U.S. -- federal and state.
880104
Not sure what you were looking for but.\n\nThe U.S. Federal Court System is an example of a national court system. It could be argued we have a more complex/layered court system then other countries which have simply a national court system and no state court system. For example in the U.S, if you commit a federal offense, you usually have also violated a state law, hence you will be tried in two court systems for two different violations of laws, (you can in this case have a double trial for a single 'act'). The national/federal courts usually have the first dibs on the offender, and the state court takes back seat. Many times the state court may even waive their right to try a criminal if the federal courts have failed to find the suspect guilty.\n\n\nAnd that is the long answer to a simple question.
917712
BOTH AND IMMEDIATE FROM FIRST OFFENSE.
503221
some states have this law. Basicly what it sums down to is that the violator entered onto a property to strike fear in the defendent.
969501
Federal crime, 7-10 years. If the amount is that much then the state turns the criminal over to the feds most likely.
190924
The President can only pardon Federal crimes. Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution.\n"...and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."  Since state crimes are considered crimes against the state (Why cases are titled, "The State of NY v. Defendant), he can only pardon Federal crimes.
148697
Different laws for different states.
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Federal law is created by Congress (statutory) and federal courts (federal common law). State law is created by each state legislature (statutory) and state courts (state common law).\n\nUnder Article VI of the Constitution (Supremacy Clause), federal law (statutory or court-made) preempts state law.\n\nThe answer to your underlying question comes from the interaction of the 10th Amendment with Article I of the Constitution. "The powers not delegated to the United States [federal govt] by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."\n\nBasically, the federal government is one of limited enumerated powers. Unless the federal government is authorized to pass laws in a certain area, they cannot. Only the states can. \n\nThat's why most criminal laws, most family laws, most general behavioral laws -- all are state laws. Unless an area involves one of the limited federal topics (interstate commerce, the military, the post office, copyrights, etc -- see Article I Section 8), then the federal govt has no authority to pass the laws.\n\nAnd because each state is sovereign within their own jurisdiction, each can pass whatever laws they want, as long as those state laws do not conflict with federal laws or the federal Constitution. That's why laws vary by state.
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The FBI has primary jurisdiction.  The affected agency may run a parallel investigation, depending on the circumstances, but the FBI is the lead.