This case presents the question whether a conditional examination of a hospitalized prosecution witness may be held outside this State, over the defendant's objection. I conclude that such an examination may not be held outside the State. A court may not conduct a proceeding in a place outside the territorial limits of its jurisdiction without explicit statutory authority.
The background of this case is as follows: The defendant...
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