Legal Opinion
Hendry v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 31, 1927No. 1 Div. 438PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUBDIN,' J.
On application for change of venue, the burden is on the defendant to show to the reasonable satisfaction of' the court that an impartial trial and an unbiased verdict cannot reasonably be expected in the county where the alleged offense was committed. Seams v. State, 84 Ala. 410, 4 So. 521; Godau v. State, 179 Ala. 27, 60 So. 908; Baker v. State, 209 Ala. 142, 95 So. 467.
We have examined with care the affidavits in support of the application and the counter affidavits offered by the state. Without extended discussion, it is our conclusion the defendant did not bring himself…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gassenheimer v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Godau v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
- Harden v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Seams v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bracey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Norris v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
- Beasley v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957
- Rose v. MagroSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
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