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18 U.S.C. § 3235

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Venue in capital cases
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/us/usc/t18/s3235
Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTII/CH211
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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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. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 826.) Historical and Revision NotesBased on section 101 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Judicial Code and Judiciary (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 40, 36 Stat. 1100).

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