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John Roberts: “Presumably that is because of whatever injury they've inflicted upon the person in State A, right?”

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There are cases in which the court has permitted that where a defendant can be said to be constructively present in the state by virtue of their conduct. Well, constructively present in the state. Presumably that is because of whatever injury they've inflicted upon the person in State A, right? Yes. And in the mind running draw a rock over the border and hit him, that person can be correct. And we have no truck with those cases. (00:35–00:43)

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Asserts that constructive presence in a state is due to injury inflicted in that state.

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