Nature of the Case
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Facts
Reese (D) stole a gold watch while on a train that passed through Spokane County, Washington. D was tried for grand larceny. At trial, the prosecution did not allege that the crime was committed in Spokane County. A state statute made the course traversed by any railway car a criminal district and gave jurisdiction for all crimes committed on such car into any county through which the car was passing during any particular trip. However, the state constitution provided that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county in which the offense was allegedly committed. The jury found D guilty. D appealed.
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