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U.S. v. Marmolejo, No. 94-60812 (5th Cir.) (86 F.3d 404) (June 13, 1996) (Judge Emilio M. Garza)

This case shows just how easy it is for the Federal Government to seize primary responsibility for the prosecution of State crimes despite the Tenth Amendment, which pointedly left criminal prosecution in the hands of the States because "locally elected prosecutors [are] more likely to respect the liberties of the ...

 

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