Problem
• What is jurisdiction, and how does it impact state and federal courts?
• What is concurrent jurisdiction?
Provide 1 example of a crime for which the state court has jurisdiction and another example of a federal crime for which the federal court has jurisdiction. Why does each respective court have jurisdiction for the crimes that you have listed? Provide 1 example of a crime for which concurrent jurisdiction exists, that is, the criminal act could be prosecuted in state or federal court or both. In the example that you provided, in which court do you think that the case should be prosecuted? Why?
Next, locate the Web site for your state's Supreme Court (if you reside in the state of New York, your state refers to its highest appellate court as the Court of Appeals). Discuss the make-up of your state's highest appellate court.
Provide citations to your references at the end of your assignment in a Reference section.