To: little jeremiah
9-11.121 - Venue Limitations
A case should not be presented to a grand jury in a district unless venue for the offense lies in that district. Note the word SHOULD rather than the word MAY.
Just being nitpicky.
296 posted on
04/02/2018 9:18:29 PM PDT by
bagster
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To: bagster
The reason for that limitaition is that GJ are territorially limited too, so the probable crime they allege is tried in the same venue the GJ meets in. That is, an Indiana GJ can't have its indictment filed in California.
Indictment location has constitutional and statutory limitations.
The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed.
313 posted on
04/02/2018 9:26:27 PM PDT by
Cboldt
To: bagster
And, if the offense was FEDERAL...
669 posted on
04/03/2018 6:19:08 AM PDT by
Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: bagster
Yes, SHALL and WILL are mandatory words, should and May are words that are desired if possible but NOT mandatory.
893 posted on
04/03/2018 11:01:59 AM PDT by
Billyv
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