18 USC § 3235 - Venue in capital cases

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s3235"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "18 USC § 3235 - Venue in capital cases"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3235"
section_name: "Venue in capital cases"
chapter_number: 211
chapter_name: "JURISDICTION AND VENUE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 826.)"
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# § 3235. Venue in capital cases

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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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 826.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Judicial Code and Judiciary (, ).