California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Matlock, C085563 (Cal. App. 2019):
Here, defendant was charged with property crimes. He committed them during a state of emergency, but they were still only property crimes. Thus, the nature and gravity of the charged offenses were not in the class of crimes requiring a change of venue. (See People v. Rountree (2013) 56 Cal.4th 823, 837-838 [capital murder is the "most serious" crime but does not require a change of venue].)
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