“You have one that is an intentional murder, meaning: ‘I intentionally sought to kill you. This was my purpose and goal.’ And that would be the state. Whereas on the federal level, it’s different. You’re stalking someone and as a result, that causes death, but it was not your intent, as per the statute, to murder that person.”

Jeremy Saland · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23

Jeremy Saland analyzed the difference in required intent between state murder and federal stalking statutes.