November 22, 2010, 09:27
JBCan Texas prosecute?
Local and nationwide law enforcement officials have identified a suspect in Tuesday's bomb threat at Deerpark Middle School as a juvenile living in Saudi Arabia who became a "friend" of several students on the popular social networking site Facebook.
Details.January 13, 2012, 03:38
Steve14Saudia Arabia is a country with diplomatic relations but no extradition treaty with the U.S.
January 16, 2012, 11:21
JohnRThe territorial jurisdiction of Texas courts in criminal cases is set out in Section 1.04 of the Penal Code. Pertinent to the question, Texas has jurisdiction if an act committed outside the state has a result that is an element of a Texas offense, if conduct committed outside the state constitutes an attempt to commit an offense in this state, or if conduct committed outside this constitutes a conspiracy to commit an offense in this state.