Pinkston v. State

Joe Pinkston was indicted at the February term of Glascock Superior Court for the offense of shooting at one J. L. Reese on May 8, 1948. A motion for change of venue was filed by the defendant and, after presentation of evidence and argument, was denied by the trial court. The defendant excepted, and assigns error on this ruling.

The evidence for the State consists of the testimony of numerous citizens of the county, including the sheriff, the mayor, a member of the grand jury which had indicted Pinkston, a jury reviser, the chairman of the board of county commissioners, and other citizens and…