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.
18 U.S.C. § 3235
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTESBased on section 101 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Judicial Code and Judiciary (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §40, 36 Stat. 1100).