Sisson v. State

B. F. Sisson was convicted in the Randolph Circuit Court of the crime of selling intoxicating liquor, and sentenced by judgment of the court to imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a period of one year, from which judgment he appeals.

When the case was called for trial the appellant moved for a change of venue, setting up in his motion that the minds of the inhabitants of Randolph County were so prejudiced against him that he could not obtain a fair and impartial trial therein. The motion was supported by the affidavits of two persons. The prosecuting attorney resisted the motion, and…