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To: rolling_stone

https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_18

...Unless a statute or these rules permit otherwise, the government must prosecute an offense in a district where the offense was committed. The court must set the place of trial within the district with due regard for the convenience of the defendant, any victim, and the witnesses, and the prompt administration of justice...

... The Constitution of the United States, Article III. Section 2, Paragraph 3, provides:

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...


192 posted on 07/08/2018 12:32:29 PM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM! for sure!)
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To: jjotto; edzo4

And then what about criminals who committed crimes that occurred in many locations.


195 posted on 07/08/2018 12:35:11 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. Franklin)
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To: jjotto; edzo4

Bunch of woots, thanks for all additional.


216 posted on 07/08/2018 1:07:40 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. Franklin)
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