State v. Dwyer
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Third Judicial District of the State of Nevada, Lander County; Peter Breen, Judge. Patrick Dwyer was convicted of murder, and appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. The court erred in denying appellant’s motion for a change of venue.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Third Judicial District of the State of Nevada, Lander County; Peter Breen, Judge. Patrick Dwyer was convicted of murder, and appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. The court erred in denying appellant’s motion for a change of venue. It appears from the record that on the 31st day of July, 1906, about 8 o’clock p. m., Patrick Dwyer shot and killed A. C. Williams and wounded his companion, Henry Dyer, on the main street of the Town of Austin. Patrick Dwyer was a stranger in Austin, and was not acquainted with A. C. Williams or Henry Dyer…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
NORCROSS, J.:
Appellant was convicted in the Third Judicial District Court in and for Lander County of the crime of murder in the first degree and sentenced to be hanged. From such judgment he appeals.
The principal question presented upon this appeal is whether or not the court erred in denying the defendant’s various motions for a change of venue. Section 306 of the criminal practice act (Comp, Laws, 4271) provides: "A criminal action, prosecuted by indictment, may be removed from the court in which it is pending, on the application of the defendant or state, on the ground that a…
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