State v. Dobbins

BRITT, Justice.

By his first assignment of error defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his pretrial motion for a change of venue. This assignment has no merit.

G.S. 15A-957 provides that “[i]f, upon motion of the defendant, the court determines that there exists in the county in which the prosecution is pending so great a prejudice against the defendant that he cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial, the court must either” transfer the case to another county as specified by the statute or order a special venire as provided by G.S. 15A-958.

The burden is on the defendant to…