Zone of Death Loophole

Zone of Death (Yellowstone) 11 languages Article Talk Read Edit View history From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other regions with the same name, see Zone of Death (disambiguation). The Zone of Death is the 50-square-mile (129.50 km²) area in the Idaho section of Yellowstone National Park in which, as a result of a reported loophole in the Constitution of the United States, a person could theoretically avoid conviction for any major crime, up to and including murder. Loophole edit The United States District Court for the District of Wyoming is currently the only United States district court to have jurisdiction over parts of multiple states. This is because its jurisdiction includes all of Yellowstone National Park, which extends slightly beyond Wyoming's boundaries into Idaho and Montana. In addition, the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over the park, so crimes committed in the park cannot be prosecuted under any of the states' laws. Trials in the district court are normally held at the federal courthouse in Cheyenne, Wyoming. However, the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution decrees that juries in federal criminal cases must be made up of citizens who are from both the district and state where the crime was committed. Because of this, charges for a crime alleged to have been committed in the area of the park in Idaho would have to be tried before a jury consisting entirely of residents of that area, and the trial would also have to take place in that area. As the Idaho portion of the park is uninhabited, a jury of residents of both the state and district could not be empaneled. As the Constitution guarantees the right to a jury trial, specified three separate times (Article III, Section 2; 6th Amendment; 7th Amendment), a defendant facing any felony or misdemeanor charge, being unable to receive a constitutional trial, could not be legally punished regardless of guilt or innocence. The Zone of Death (highlighted in red) is defined by the intersection of Yellowstone National Park (highlighted in green) with the state of Idaho, in the southwest corner of the park. Coordinates: 44.29°N 111.07°W Yellowstone National Park Idaho Montana Wyoming The Zone of Death (highlighted in red) is defined by the intersection of Yellowstone National Park (highlighted in green) with the state of Idaho, in the southwest corner of the park.

The image is a screenshot of the Wikipedia article “Zone of Death (Yellowstone),” explaining a theoretical legal loophole in the Idaho portion of Yellowstone National Park. The uploader’s caption “pvp zone” reframes the area as a lawless player-versus-player zone from a video game, joking that crimes can supposedly be committed there without punishment.

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