Why was O.J. Simpson not charged federally for the deaths of Nicole and Ronald?

Question

O.J. was charged on the State level but not on the federal level. why is this?

Answer 1

He was found not guilty in L. A. Superior Court (I say that tongue in cheek). To try him in Federal Court for murder would expose him to double jeopardy, and a violation of his rights.

Answer 2

Our federal republic allow the individual states to set the terms of what constitutes murder and what the penalties should be.

The only time (I think) that federal courts can try a murder case is if the person murdered was as federal employee killed in the line of duty or while at work. The federal Government tried imothy McViegh who was convicted and was executed for killing 200-300 people when he blew up the Murragh Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City.

The state of Oklahoma could have the right to try McViegh if the Federal Case failed, but it didn't.

Answer 3

In order for him to be charged on the federal level a prosecutor would have to prove that he violated a federal law, in this instance he did not, murder is a state law.

Answer 4

He did not violate a federal law. Each state controls the murder statute and punishment phase for their own state.

Answer 5

Murders like that are handled on state level.

Answer 6

He should have been tried for a hate crime on the federal level.

Answer 7

He did not violate a federal law.

Answer 8

Federal cases usually don't deal with crimes such as murder. This is usually considered state action.

Answer 9

He would have had to committed the crime in another state and then went back home to another state. Feds come in when states don't have any control (and they don't have any except in their own state).