Hawaii Revised Statutes
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 806-16 (2025)
Venue; how stated
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VENUE
§806-16 Venue; how stated. It shall not be necessary to state any venue in the body of any indictment, but the jurisdiction named in the margin thereof shall be taken to be the venue for all the facts stated in the body of the indictment; provided that in cases where local description is required, the local description shall be given in the body of the indictment. [L 1876, c 40, §12; RL 1925, §4031; RL 1935, §5495; RL 1945, §10796; RL 1955, §258-6; HRS §711-16; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1]
Rules of Court
Venue, see HRPP rule 18.
Case Notes
In margin of charge in district court, sufficient. 11 H. 435 (1898).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2006–2006 · leading case: State v. Stan's Contracting, Inc., 137 P.3d 331 (Haw. 2006).
State v. Stan's Contracting, Inc., 137 P.3d 331 (Haw. 2006). “” Finally, article I, section 14 of the Hawaii Constitution requires that, [i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have…”
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