Mickey v. Commonwealth

JUDGE PRYOR

delivered the opinion op the. court.

It is evident from the. language, of the first section of art. 4, chap. 12, General Statutes, that the accused is entitled, as a matter of right, to have the venue changed from the county in which the crime is alleged to have been committed to an adjoin*238ing county, upon his petition, verified by his affidavit, and the affidavits of two credible persons who are acquainted with the state of public opinion, to the effect that he can not have a fair trial in the county where the prosecution is pending. "When the petition with the affidavits is filed…