Jeremy Saland

“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.”

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

“We understand and we know that he pleaded guilty to a stalking charge, and we also know that in the state case, he’s facing a ‘murder two’ charge.”

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Jeremy Saland contrasted the federal stalking charge with the state murder charge facing Luigi Mangione.

“he did not say, nor was it required by the statute, that he intentionally killed Brian Thompson.”

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Jeremy Saland highlighted that Luigi Mangione's federal plea did not require an admission of intentional killing.

“It could put them in fear of their life for sure, but that’s very different. You may have killed that person for sure,”

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Jeremy Saland discussed the legal distinction between causing death during stalking and intentional murder.

“If they’re different and there’s different elements, then is there a window to say you know what, this would be the exception to the double jeopardy,”

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Jeremy Saland discussed how different statutory elements might allow a state prosecution to proceed.

“But, there are some exceptions,”

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Jeremy Saland explained exceptions to New York's double jeopardy protections.