McNeely v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of murder, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for life.

Appellant, using a pistol, shot and killed J. W. Nichols. He sought a change of venue upon the ground that there existed prejudice against his case such as rendered improbable that he could receive in the county a fair and impartial trial. Upon that issue the court heard the testimony of some' thirty odd witnesses introduced by appellant, and about forty .by the state, and in the conduct of the inquiry each of these witnesses was cross-examined at…