Hannah v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Creal, Commissioner—

Affirming.

Tad Hannah., Roscoe Derefield, Harlan Derefield, Ed Clarke, and Kenneth Meade were jointly indicted in the Lawrence circuit court for the crime of assault with offensive weapons with intent to commit robbery. On separate trial, Hannah was found guilty and his punishment fixed at thirteen years ’ imprisonment. Motion and grounds for a new trial having been overruled, he is here on appeal.

As grounds for a reversal of the lower court’s judgment, appellant relies on three alleged errors, viz.: (1) Error in overruling motion for change of venue;…