If an offense is committed on a railroad car, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft traveling within this state and it is not known in which county the offense was committed, the accused may be tried in any county through which the railroad car, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft has traveled. The accused is entitled to elect the county in which she or he will be tried, as provided in s. 910.03.
Fla. Stat. § 910.02
Offense committed while in transit
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. McCulley (1982)
Most recently applied in United States v. Nicholas Maida (May 2016)
History.--ss. 161, 166, 167, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(168), (173), (174); s. 74, ch. 70-339; s. 1512, ch. 97-102
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