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Which of the following crimes would be tried in a federal court?

A) A burglary that takes place in a private home
B) The murder of an on-duty police officer
C) Attempted murder by mail bomb
D) Drug possession in a public park

User Russoue
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B) The murder of an on-duty police officer.
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Answer:

C) Attempted murder by mail bomb

Step-by-step explanation:

Federal crimes are committed against the nation's laws and institutions, and are out of the jurisdiction of cities and states. In the US, the postal system is federally administrated and a mail bomb would be a federal crime since it's using a federal institution to attempt to commit a crime. Public parks, private homes and police departments are under state or city jurisdiction, so they wouldn't reach the federal level unless appealed several times.

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