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It depends on what the crime is, it usually is heard in the magistrates court to see if there is enough evidence held against the offender. then the crime case will be taken to another court room.

A murder case would most likely be heard in a state trial court, since the states are primarily responsible for prosecuting crimes within their border. It would be less likely to be in a federal trial court, because there is no federal statute prohibiting a straight murder charge. When murders are prosecuted in federal courts, there must be some federal aspect to it, such as crossing state lines to do it or doing it in order to deprive someone of their civil rights under federal law. In any event, even if there is some federal aspect to it, the state would still have jurisdiction to try the murder case.

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