Originally Posted by Xenthan

I very well might be wrong here...but I believe the Nichols trial is a FEDERAL case.
If that is actually the circumstance then how is Nichols and his attourneys any different than B&R...Halliburton in how they use the FED GOVT against itself?
Each state has different laws that apply to fed jurisdiction.
For instance...Michigan does NOT have the death penalty...unless "said" crime happens upon federal land.In which case the Fed.Govt then procecutes/trys for the death penalty under FEDERAL LAW.
Which then brings a grab bag of "options" as a defendant.
Even if your STATE HAS the death penalty...if the FED GOVT decides to prosecute under thier jurisdiction...well...even cut and dry cases get a bit "funkey".
I am no expert...so I may be wrong here... but I have many friends who discuss this stuff often.