Hall v. Matthews

Worrill, Justice.

“All criminal cases shall be tried in the county where the crime was committed, except cases in the superior courts where the judge is satisfied that an impartial jury cannot be obtained in such county.” Code § 27-1101; Constitution, art. VI, sec. XIV, par. VI (Code, Ann., § 2-4906).

Counsel for the plaintiff in error rely on Barrs v. State, 22 Ga. App. 642 (97 S. E. 86), involving a case where a defendant pleaded guilty in a county other than the county in which the crime was alleged to have been committed, and where it was held that “A party who has been tried and convicted…