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Should Brian Nichols Be Tried In A Federal Court?, Ronald Carlson, Donald E. Wilkes Jan 2009

Should Brian Nichols Be Tried In A Federal Court?, Ronald Carlson, Donald E. Wilkes

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Although Brian Nichols has been sentenced in state court to a total of 485 years of imprisonment, the question has been raised whether he should subsequently be tried in federal court for the murder of an off-duty U.S. Customs agent. Prof. Carlson argues in the affirmative, while Prof. Wilkes finds the suggestion "stupendously stupid."