Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§3235 Venue in capital cases
Title 18 › Part PART II— - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 211— - JURISDICTION AND VENUE › § 3235
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Title 18, §3235
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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.
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Based 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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18 U.S.C. § 3235
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73