Hosan M. Azomani v. State of Mississippi

DICKINSON, PRESIDING JUSTICE,

CONCURRING IN PART AND IN RESULT:

¶ 17. Today, the majority perpetuates the imprecise dicta from previous cases regarding venue in criminal cases by holding that Article 3, Section 26 of the Mississippi Constitution mandates venue in the county where the criminal offense was committed. Article 3, Section 26 of the Mississippi Constitution provides: “In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have a right to ... a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the county where the offense was committed.”5 The provision neither mentions nor mandates venue in any…