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Topic: criminal law

The James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco, home of the 9th Circuit
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Saturday, 7/18, 01:50 PM

Hiring a hit man isn't always a 'crime of violence,' the 9th Circuit rules

  • A federal appeals court has issued a ruling that sounds absurd on its face: arranging a contract killing is not automatically a 'crime of violence' under federal law.
  • The decision, which threw out several convictions of a notorious murder-for-hire defendant, is a case study in how a technical legal test can collide with common sense.

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