criminal-procedure indictment
Indictment and prosecution in different U.S. districts
<p>Can a person be prosecuted in any district other than the district in which the original  indictment was filed? Does this require some sort of special procedure?</p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-523-rule-20-transfers-prisoners-district-plea-and-sentence" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Rule 20</a></strong></p>
<p>Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 20 allows criminal cases to transfer from one district to another for the &quot;limited purposes of acceptance of guilty or nolo contendere pleas and sentencing.&quot;</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-530-rule-21-transfers-district-trial" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Rule 21</a></strong></p>
<p>Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 21 allows a defendant to make a motion to transfer the criminal case to another district for the trial if &quot;(a) the atmosphere is so prejudicial the defendant cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial within the district in which the action is brought or (b) for the convenience of the parties and witnesses, if in the interest of justice.&quot;</p>
