{"id":2755,"date":"2021-09-27T09:03:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T13:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2021-09-20T09:04:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:04:30","slug":"circuit-split-creates-apparent-loophole-for-homicides-committed-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/circuit-split-creates-apparent-loophole-for-homicides-committed-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Circuit Split Creates Apparent Loophole for Homicides Committed Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Homicide is the most serious offense. In most states, homicide is punished more severely if the victim is a law enforcement officer. But, what if this murder is committed outside an American territory? Federal statute 18 U.S.C \u00a7 1114 makes it illegal to kill any government officer engaged in their official duties. For years, federal courts have generally avoided applying statutes extraterritorially, except in cases where Congress clearly indicates that this is their intent. However, some courts have recently begun applying the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the case of\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">United States v. Bowman\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to justify applying 18 U.S.C \u00a7 1114 outside the country.\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bowman\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">held that U.S. courts have jurisdiction to try crimes committed at sea or abroad, even if not specifically conferred by statute if the nature of the crime logically includes them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There is currently a circuit split regarding this issue, with the Eleventh and Second Circuits holding that 18 U.S.C \u00a7 1114 applies extraterritorially, while the D.C. Circuit held that it does not any such application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1114 says the following:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/circuit-split-creates-apparent-loophole-for-homicides-committed-abroad\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Circuit Split Creates Apparent Loophole for Homicides Committed Abroad\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homicide is the most serious offense. In most states, homicide is punished more severely if the victim is a law enforcement officer. But, what if this murder is committed outside an American territory? Federal statute 18 U.S.C \u00a7 1114 makes it illegal to kill any government officer engaged in their official duties. 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