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Kalt :: SSRN [Skip to main content][1] [ ![SSRN logo][2] ][3] __ __ __ [Advanced][4] * [Browse][5] * [Subscriptions][6] * [Rankings][7] * [Top Papers][8] * [Top Authors][9] * [Top Organizations][10] * [Submit a paper][11] * [Blog][12] * [Register now __][13] [ __ ][14] [REGISTER][13] SIGN IN __ Email This field is required Password This field is required Sign in Remember me [Forgot ID or Password?][15] [Register now __][13] Public User __ Public User __ __ * **Your Account** * [User Home][16] * [Personal Info][17] * [Affiliations][18] * [Subscriptions][19] * [My Papers][20] * [My Briefcase][21] * [ __ Sign out ][22] __ __ [Advanced Search][4] __ __ [Download This Paper][23] [ Open PDF in Browser ][24] Share: * __ * __ * __ * __ * __ Permalink Using the URL or DOI link below will ensure access to this page indefinitely [Copy URL][25] [Copy URL][25] [ __ ][25] # The Perfect Crime [ Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 93, No. 2, 2005][26] MSU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 02-14 15 Pages Posted: 25 Mar 2005 Last revised: 13 Aug 2017 ## [Brian C. Kalt][27] Michigan State University College of Law Date Written: 2005 ### Abstract This article argues that there is a 50-square-mile swath of Idaho in which one can commit felonies with impunity. This is because of the intersection of a poorly drafted statute with a clear but neglected constitutional provision: the Sixth Amendment's Vicinage Clause. Although lesser criminal charges and civil liability still loom, the remaining possibility of criminals going free over a needless technical failure by Congress is difficult to stomach. No criminal defendant has ever broached the subject, let alone faced the numerous (though unconvincing) counterarguments. This shows that vicinage is not taken seriously by lawyers or judges. Still, Congress should close the Idaho loophole, not pretend it does not exist. **Keywords:** Juries, Venue, Vicinage,Sixth Amendment, Federal lands, Criminal law, Criminal procedure, Constitutional law **JEL Classification:** K10, K14, K19 **Suggested Citation:** [Suggested Citation__][25] Kalt, Brian C., The Perfect Crime (2005). MSU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 02-14. Available at SSRN: [ __ ][25] ### [Brian C. 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