United States v. Marek

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 2001-01-04

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WIENER, Circuit Judge: According to its title, the federal murder-for-hire statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1958 (“ § 1958”), criminalizes the “[u]se of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire.” 1 The statute proscribes paying another to commit murder, but only when the defendant either (1) “travels in or causes another (including the…

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