Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdaisy.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdaisy!ndiamond From: ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond) Newsgroups: net.legal,net.politics Subject: Re: NYC subway hero Message-ID: <6843@watdaisy.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 14:26:12 EST Article-I.D.: watdaisy.6843 Posted: Fri Jan 4 14:26:12 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Jan-85 02:07:06 EST References: <241@harvard.ARPA> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 25 Xref: watmath net.legal:1193 net.politics:6583 > > I expect that most of the (51* different(!)) > > > > *Can someone confirm my assumption that DC, not being part of any state, has > > its own criminal code? > > > > Mark Brader > > D.C., not being part of any state, uses the Federal criminal code. Thus, > there are in fact 51 criminal codes in the U.S. > > David Albert Last I heard, there were no U.S. federal statutes against murder and such other crimes. (Though there are federal statutes against interstate flight to avoid prosecution by a state, crossing state lines for immoral purposes, etc.) Therefore D.C either has an additional criminal code or it allows murder within its borders. -- Norman Diamond UUCP: {decvax|utzoo|ihnp4|allegra|clyde}!watmath!watdaisy!ndiamond CSNET: ndiamond%watdaisy@waterloo.csnet ARPA: ndiamond%watdaisy%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa "Opinions are those of the keyboard, and do not reflect on me or higher-ups."