Johnson v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Lewis.

*724Appellant having been indicted at the February term, 1882, of the Logan Circuit Court for the murder of George Richards, was at the February term, 1884, tried and convicted and his punishment fixed at death.

The first error complained of that it is necessary to notice, is the order of Court overruling appellant’s application for a change of venue.

In his petition verified by his affidavit, he stated that on account of the prejudice of the people of Logan county against him he could not have a fair and impartial trial in that county. Accompanying his petition…