18 U.S.C. § 3235 — Venue in capital cases

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A death-penalty offense must be tried in the county where it occurred when doing so would not cause great inconvenience.

An offense punishable by death must be tried in the county where it was committed, if that can be done without great inconvenience.

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The trial of offenses punishable with death shall be had in the county where the offense was committed, where that can be done without great inconvenience.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 826.)

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1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 826

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.

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