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[Volokh] If You Shot a Man in Reno, Why are You in California State Prison?

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  1. Os Trigonum

    Os Trigonum Okogie Only Fan
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    interesting question

    http://reason.com/volokh/2018/05/04/if-you-shot-a-man-in-reno-why-are-you-in

    If You Shot a Man in Reno, Why are You in California State Prison?
    Herein of "Folsom Prison Blues" and criminal jurisdiction.
    David Post| May. 4, 2018 11:30 am

    In the classic "Folsom Prison Blues," Johnny Cash sings:

    When I was just a baby
    My Mama told me, son
    Always be a good boy
    Don't ever play with guns
    But I shot a man in Reno
    Just to watch him die
    When I hear that whistle blowin'
    I hang my head and cry    ​

    My friend Doug Shaker asks: Why, if he shot a man in Reno, is he, as he puts it in the prior verse, "stuck in Folsom Prison" - a California State penitentiary?

    This sounds a bit like a criminal procedure exam question: Explain all the reasons why he could have ended up in California prison. There are many possible explanations.
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    more at the link
     
    #1 Os Trigonum, May 4, 2018
  2. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    From the horse's mouth when asked about the discrepancy:

    "That's called poetic license,'' Cash told him.
     
    #2 bobrek, May 4, 2018
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  3. Pole

    Pole Lies, damn lies, stats, and peer reviewed studies
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    #3 Pole, May 4, 2018
  4. conquistador#11

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    reminds me of the the..how was it possible that ice cube scored a triple double in a pick up game scenario.
     
    #4 conquistador#11, May 4, 2018
  5. Kevooooo

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    I assume this is an NWA song? Never listened to them, but how wouldn't it be possible to score a trip doub in a pick up game? Some weirdos actually keep their stats.
     
    #5 Kevooooo, May 4, 2018
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