18 U.S.C. § 3235
Section 3235 · Venue in capital cases
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case United States v. Kelley (1992)
Most recently applied in 389 F. Supp. 3d 528 - United States v. Mills (July 2019)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Historical and Revision Notes
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).
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Venue of criminal prosecutions, see rule 18 et seq., Appendix to this title.
Cross References
Change of venue in civil actions, see section 1404 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.