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To: hanamizu

Federal crimes can be prosecuted in any Federal jurisdiction.


38 posted on 11/15/2019 9:32:35 AM PST by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: fatman6502002

“Federal crimes can be prosecuted in any Federal jurisdiction.”

Defendants should pick the jurisdictions where their trial takes place.


40 posted on 11/15/2019 9:36:27 AM PST by Meatspace
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To: fatman6502002

Only if an element of the crime occurred in that district. It’s called venue and governed by rules of criminal procedure.


47 posted on 11/15/2019 10:18:03 AM PST by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: fatman6502002
Federal crimes can be prosecuted in any Federal jurisdiction.

Nonsense.

U.S. Constitution, Article III, section 2: "The Trial of all Crimes... shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed."

U.S. Constitution, Amendment VI: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district were the crime shall have been committed..."

65 posted on 11/15/2019 2:04:47 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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