Daniels v. State

John Daniels has prosecuted this appeal to reverse a judgment of conviction against him for the crime of murder in the second degree. The jury trying him has fixed his punishment at twenty-one years in the State penitentiary.

It is first insisted that the judgment should be reversed because the court erred in refusing to grant the defendant’s motion for a change of venue. Under our statute, the allegations for a change of venue in a criminal case must be supported by the affidavits of two credible persons, who are qualified electors, actual residents of the county, and not related to the…