People v. Cohen

The plaintiffs in error were convicted of larceny and insist that the court erred in denying their application for a change of venue on account of the prejudice of the judge. The petition for a change of venue and the accompanying affidavits complied with the statute and the right to a change of venue was therefore absolute. Cantwell v. People, 138 Ill. 602.

It is insisted on the part of the People that reasonable notice was not given of the application for a change" of venue. There had been several continuances and the case' was set for trial on September 14, 1914. On that day the plaintiffs…