Federal Jurisdiction Over Crimes Committed in the Territories.

Examines to what extent Federal criminal laws apply to crimes committed within U.S. territories. Reviews related case law; provisions of S. 1437, to include territories and possessions in the general jurisdiction of the U.S.; and issues yet to be resolved.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1979-1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Crime. Jurisdiction. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Examines to what extent Federal criminal laws apply to crimes committed within U.S. territories. Reviews related case law; provisions of S. 1437, to include territories and possessions in the general jurisdiction of the U.S.; and issues yet to be resolved.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.