Welch v. State

SAMFORD, Judge.

The defendant, together with 11 others, was indicted by the grand jury of Talladega county on a charge of murder in the first degree. When the cause was called for trial the defendant moved for a severance, which motion was granted, and this defendant, alone, was placed on trial.

At the time of trial, and in accordance with the statute, the defendant made his motion for a change of venue in accordance with section 5579 of the Code of 1923, setting forth specifically the reasons why he could not have a fair and impartial trial in Talladega county, the county in which the…