Rule 18 Place of Prosecution and Trial
Rule Text
Except as otherwise permitted by statute or by these rules, the prosecution shall take place in the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed, or in the municipality whose ordinance is alleged to have been violated. The court shall fix the place of trial with due regard to the convenience of the defendant and the witnesses and the prompt administration of justice.
Amendment history: Amended July 22, 1993, effective October 19, 1993. Compare. — Rule 18, Fed. Rules Cr. Proc. Pretrial publicity. — Although there was extensive media coverage, change of venue was not warranted for trial of a defendant accused of murdering a victim who intended to testify against the defendant concerning sexual abuse offenses; the pretrial publicity was largely factual in nature rather than inflammatory nor judgmental, and a complex jury selection process and extensive questioning of potential jurors resulted in the seating of an unbiased jury despite the adverse pretrial publicity. Proffit v. State, 2008 WY 103, 193 P.3d 228, 2008 Wyo. LEXIS 108 (Wyo. 2008).