Murdica v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Error to the District Court, Weston County; Hon. David H. Craig, Judge. Vincenzo Murdica was charged with having killed and murdered one John Giachino. He pleaded not guilty and filed an affidavit for change of judge, and subsequently an affidavit for change of venue.
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Error to the District Court, Weston County; Hon. David H. Craig, Judge. Vincenzo Murdica was charged with having killed and murdered one John Giachino. He pleaded not guilty and filed an affidavit for change of judge, and subsequently an affidavit for change of venue. The District Judge, against whom the affidavit for change of judge was directed, heard and determined the motion for change of venue adversely to defendant, over his objection, and to which ruling the defendant excepted. . Thereafter upon a trial of the case, the defendant was convicted, and he brought error. The other material…
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, Chief Justice.
On September 7, 1912, an information was filed in the District Court of Weston County charging the defendant in the language of the statute with having on April 30, 1912, in said County and State wilfully, unlawfully, feloniously and with premeditated malice killed and murdered one John Giachino, and to this information the plaintiff in error, defendant there, was on September 9, 1912, duly arraigned and entered his plea of not guilty. On the day following, to-wit: September 10, 1912, the defendant filed his motion supported by his affidavit for a change of judge pursuant…
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