State Ex Rel. Jeffries v. Lawrence Circuit Court

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Relator sought a Writ of Mandamus to compel the trial judge to grant relator's motion for a change of judge. Following oral presentation of the petition for the writ on June 12, 1984, this Court advised the parties that it would deny the petition. Relator elected to file the petition and the related papers with the Clerk of this Court. We now affirm denial of the petition.

On January 24, 1984, relator was charged by information in the Lawrence County Court with the offense of receiving stolen property. The State moved for, and was granted, a transfer to the respondent…