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Is robbing a bank a crime of violence? How a Brooklyn case could rewrite federal law

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NEW YORK — Two stick-up men have pleaded guilty to bank robberies, but not to charges they used guns during their crimes — a legal maneuver their attorneys hope will help rewrite the law on whether a bank heist is…

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Is robbing a bank a crime of violence? How a Brooklyn case could rewrite federal law

A similar issue proved a critical turning point in the federal prosecution of CEO killer Luigi Mangione. In January, a Manhattan Federal Court judge barred the government from seeking the death penalty because stalking — the federal charge he faced — isn’t necessarily a crime of violence.

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