The case of Brian David Mitchell, accused of kidnapping and assaulting Elizabeth Smart, will be moved into the federal court system. Friday, U.S. Attorney for Utah Brett Tolman and Salt Lake County District Attorney Lohra Miller said in light of the ruling Thursday by 3rd District Judge Judith Atherton not to allow involuntary medication of Mitchell, the time was right to proceed with the federal case. Without forced medication, Miller said her office had essentially been boxed into a corner. Although Miller said the state was not dropping its charges against Mitchell, prosecutors believe the best way to proceed at this point is through the federal system. "The state is at a crossroads," Tolman added, noting that pursuing the state case would result in a long series of court appeals. Miller said moving Mitchell into federal...
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