FEDERAL JURISDICTION

Federal jurisdiction refers to prosecution of crimes under federal law. Crime has traditionally been thought of as the domain of individual states, but Congress is authorized through its powers under the commerce, postal, and taxing clauses in the Constitution to make laws on crime in those areas.

While a person can be prosecuted for the same incident under state and federal law, most often the choice is made to bring the action in state or federal court based upon resources available to investigate and prosecute the crime, and on sentencing options.

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