“It is lamentable, indeed it is astonishing,...
“It is lamentable, indeed it is astonishing, that it is not possible to obtain the death penalty under federal law for the murder of federal agents.”
--U.S. Atty. Robert C. Bonner, explaining why two suspects in the fatal shooting of two federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Pasadena will be prosecuted in state court rather than federal court.
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