Does a sovereign have jurisdiction to prosecute an offence where only part of the offense has been committed within its boundaries?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Busic, 592 F.2d 13 (2nd Cir. 1978):
4 It has long been established that a sovereign has jurisdiction to prosecute an offense where only a part of that offense has been committed within its boundaries. See Ford v. United States, 273 U.S. 593, 619-24, 47 S.Ct. 531, 71 L.Ed. 793 (1927).
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