Criminal procedure: expediency-based transfer of venue to local court to exempt co-defendant from excessive travel

The Federal Court of Criminal Justice confirmed the transfer of jurisdiction to the local district court, ordering that the defendant's case be investigated and decided by that court. The dispute arose from a procedural motion to assign the case to a different court, where the defendant, a pleading mother of young children, sought to avoid the excessive travel distance to the originally assigned venue. The Court ruled in favor of transferring jurisdiction based on considerations of convenience and expediency, finding that because the proceedings were expected to be completed without witness testimony, the logistical burden on the defendant outweighed the interests of maintaining the original venue.