When there is a reasonable doubt as to whether the offense was committed in the county in which an indictment has been returned or in some other county, the venue of the prosecution is in the county in which the indictment was returned.
KRS 452.620
Doubt as to where offense committed
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Bedell v. Commonwealth (1994)
Most recently applied in Bedell v. Commonwealth (January 1994)
History: Reenacted 1962 Ky
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Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.