What is the proper venue for a criminal trial under section 777 of the California Penal Code?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Sering, 232 Cal.App.3d 677, 283 Cal.Rptr. 507 (Cal. App. 1991):

Under section 777, the proper venue for trial is the county in which the crime was committed, subject to the various exceptions provided by statute. (See Pen.Code, 777a-795.) While these statutes refer to the court having "jurisdiction" over the offense, it is now well settled that a superior court has fundamental (i.e., subject matter) jurisdiction over felonies committed anywhere within the state of California. The territorial prescriptions of section 777 refer only to the proper venue of the trial. (People v. Remington, supra, 217 Cal.App.3d 423, 428-429, 266 Cal.Rptr. 183.)

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