Minder v. Georgia
Citations
- 183 U.S. 559
- 22 S. Ct. 224
- 46 L. Ed. 328
- 1902 U.S. LEXIS 732
Syllabus
<p>This court cannot interfere with the administration of justice in the State of Georgia because it is not within the power of the courts of that State to compel the attendance of witnesses who are beyond the limits of the State, or because the taking or use of depositions of witnesses so situated in criminal cases on behalf of defendants is not provided for by statute and may not be recognized in Georgia.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- \[I]t is not within the power of the Georgia courts to compel the attendance of witnesses who are beyond the limits of the state.\
- \it is not within the power of the Georgia courts to compel the attendance of witnesses who are beyond the limits of the [s]tate\
- “[I]t is not within the power of the Georgia courts to compel the attendance of witnesses who are beyond the limits of the state.”
- the “lawmaking power of the state is powerless to make any provision which would result in the compulsory attendance of the [out-of-state] witnesses----”
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Judges: Fuller
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