People v. Allen

Mr. Justice; Bristow

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Frank Allen, has sued out this writ of error to review a judgment of the circuit court of Clay County entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of the crime of taking indecent liberties with a child under fifteen years of age.

The several issues presented by this appeal include: the propriety of the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion for a change of venue on the ground of prejudice of the inhabitants of the county; the sufficiency of the proof of venue as alleged in the indictment; whether defendant’s written…