PLEASE HELP Why must trials be held in the area where someone was arrested?

Rule 18. Place of Prosecution and Trial

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Unless a statute or these rules permit otherwise, the government must prosecute an offense in a district where the offense was committed. The court must set the place of trial within the district with due regard for the convenience of the defendant, any victim, and the witnesses, and the prompt administration of justice.

Explanation:

To guarantee the effective protection of detained persons, provisions should be made for detainees to be held in places officially recognized as places of detention

worcester v. georgia, legal case in which the u.s. supreme court on march 3, 1832, held (5–1) that the states did not have the right to impose regulations on native american land. andrew jackson refused to enforce the ruling, the decision form the basis for most subsequent indian law in the united states.