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Wright v. State

Citations

  • 339 Md. 399
  • 663 A.2d 590
  • 1995 Md. LEXIS 112

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that the traditional rule of territorial jurisdiction is that “a state will exercise jurisdiction over a crime only if some conduct or effect constituting a part of that crime was committed within the state”
  • court had jurisdiction over theft charge when defendant had \duty to account\ for property in Maryland
  • “jurisdiction over a theft offense exists in this state if the defendant was subject to a duty to account for the property within this state. * * * The duty to account will sustain jurisdiction only where such a duty is an essential component of the crime”

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Judges: Raker

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