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A change of venue is the legal term for moving a trial to a new location. In high-profile matters, a change of venue may occur to move a jury trial away from a location where a fair and impartial jury may not be possible due to widespread publicity about a crime and its defendants to another community in order to obtain jurors who can be more objective in their duties.
Tanner Horner faces charges of capital murder of a person under 10 years old and aggravated kidnapping in the death of Athena Strand, whose body was found Dec. 2, 2022, in Wise County, Texas.
An illegal immigrant from El Salvador is expected to seek a change of venue out of Harford County, Maryland, where he is accused of killing Rachel Morin.
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Venue is concerned with the geographical location of the court where a lawsuit is commenced. However, unlike personal jurisdiction, there is no constitutional requirement for proper venue in order to have a valid judgment. The general venue statute for United States federal courts is 28 U.S.C. § 1391 with special rules listed in §§ 1392-1413.
Venue and territorial jurisdiction are closely related for practical purposes. A change of venue may be sought either within the territorial jurisdiction of a court, or with the consent of the receiving jurisdiction and the parties, within the jurisdiction of another court, provided it has jurisdiction over the same laws.
Kohberger's public defender, Anne Taylor, wrote in her change of venue request that "the prolific media coverage, in Latah County, is not a mere passing story."
On August 1, 2011, a change of venue for the trial was agreed upon by Superior Court Judge Timothy Kincaid. Judge Kincaid said the location of the trial would be decided on September 12, 2011. [ 31 ] On September 15, 2011, Elisa Baker pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 15 to 18 years in prison.