Who doesn't love a good fight between the federal and state governments? Yesterday,
the en banc First Circuit decided a fascinating case in which the Government of Rhode Island refused to turn over a murder suspect to the feds because they were seeking the death penalty.
The Providence Journal has more:
If Chafee were to prevail, "Pleau could be permanently immune from
prosecution ...," the judges wrote, continuing, "Instead of a place of
confinement, the state prison would become a refuge against federal
charges."
Chafee had refused to surrender Pleau based on what he called Rhode
Island's longstanding opposition to the death penalty. He could face the
death penalty for his crimes under federal law.
And here's your moment of zen for the day:
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