What is the effect of section 781 of the California Criminal Code when dealing with a criminal offence committed in two jurisdictions?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kellett, 134 Cal.App.3d 949, 185 Cal.Rptr. 1 (Cal. App. 1982):
Initially, it should be noted that section 781 "was intended to broaden criminal jurisdiction beyond the rigid limits fixed by the common law in cases of crimes committed in more than one jurisdiction. [Citations.]" (People v. Powell (1967) 67 Cal.2d 32, 63, 429 P.2d 137.) For this reason, "...
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