Opinion ID: 6111054
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Text: First, territorial jurisdiction over a criminal defendant is controlled by statute. Arkansas courts have jurisdiction to convict a person under this state's laws when a crime is committed by a person if [e]ither the conduct or a result that is an element of the offense occurs within the state. Ark. Code Ann. § 5-1-104 (a)(1) (Repl. 2013); see also Kirwan v. State , 351 Ark. 603 , 616, 96 S.W.3d 724 , 731 (2003). We have stated that 'when reviewing the evidence on a jurisdictional question, [we] need only determine whether there is substantial evidence to support the finding of jurisdiction.' [ Kirwan , 351 Ark. 603 , 96 S.W.3d 724 ]; Dunham v. State , 315 Ark. 580 , 581, 868 S.W.2d 496 , 497 (1994). Ridling v. State , 360 Ark. 424 , 435, 203 S.W.3d 63 , 70 (2005).