State v. Woodruff

OPINION

BY THE COURT:

The defendant was indicted and tried in the Common Pleas Court for embezzlement of public funds and altering public records. The entry of April 21, 1944, discloses the fact, that after trial, which lasted about fifteen days, the jury was unable to agree upon a verdict and the Court discharged it-Thereupon, the State' of Ohio, plaintiff below, moved the Court to change the trial of this action from Champaign County, Ohio, to some other county in the state for the reason that a fair and impartial trial of this cause cannot be held in Champaign County.

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