Section 484.48 Trial of Criminal Cases; St. Louis County
484.48 TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
A person bound over to the grand jury, charged with a criminal offense, shall be tried at the place of holding regular terms of the district court which is nearest to the court binding the party over, except as otherwise provided in this section; and a criminal offense committed in a city, town, or unorganized territory shall be tried at the place of holding the regular term of the district court which is nearest to the city, town or place where the offense is committed.
When the offense is committed nearer to Virginia or Hibbing than to the county seat, the party committing the offense shall be tried at Virginia or Hibbing.
History:
(170) 1909 c 126; 1911 c 368; 1915 c 93 s 5; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1979 c 39 s 1