Place of Prosecution and Trial

(a) Assignment of Actions to Jury Divisions. Criminal actions will be assigned to the jury division in which the crime is alleged to have occurred. If it is unclear in which division the alleged crime occurred, the indictment will be 6 assigned to the division in which the first named defendant resides. A corporation is deemed to be a resident of the county in which it has its principal place of business within the district.

In any instance not covered by this rule, the action will be assigned to a division in the discretion of the Clerk. Transfer. Any criminal action or proceeding may, in the discretion of the Court, be transferred from the jury division in which it is pending to any other division for the convenience of the Court, the defendant, witnesses, or in the interest of justice. (b)