Conley v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Reversing.

Rollie Conley was indicted for the crime of rape in Morgan county. There were three trials of the case in the Morgan circuit court. The jury were unable to agree. After this, on October 16, 1928, the commonwealth attorney filed a petition for a change of venue, setting out this fact, and alleging that the facts of the case were generally known and' discussed throughout Morgan county; that the defendant’s relatives and friends, who were numerous, had devoted much time to molding sentiment in favor of the defendant; and that the sentiment of…