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(06-25-2014 06:45 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Many thanks for your comments, Betty, Joe and Bill - Bill that was most informative! If I read it correctly, murder of the president would apply to the same § (1111 - Murder) as murder of "John Q. Public" and there's always the option of punishment by death or by imprisonment for life, thus death penalty in no case obligatory?

Is imprisonment for life indeed for the rest of the delinquent's life? (In Germany, though called "for life", the convicted will, depending on the deed and prognosis, be released on parole after 15-25 years or committed to a high secure psychiatric hospital - and this could be for life.)

(I just find this interesting to learn. Thanks.)

Absent a federal statute making the assault a federal crime, then the trial would be in a state or local court and conducted under state or local law (which may exclude the death penalty). Under no federal statute (nor, to the best of my knowledge, under any state law) is the death penalty mandatory.

There are laws that allow for a sentence of "life in prison without the possibility of parole," and most states that have abolished the death penalty have such statutes. Otherwise, parole at the federal or state level is generally an option. (And it is an option under 18 U.S.C. 1111.)

Maybe I ought to be charging law school tuition..... http://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussio...es/shy.gif

I can't imagine what you will be doing in a couple of hours at 12:00 noon EDT today. Enjoy the match!