Pryor v. State

The appellant was tried by the Circuit Court of Baldwin County, convicted of burglary in the second degree, and sentenced to five years imprisonment.

On October 28, 1970, a motion for a change of venue was filed by appellant based on an alleged inflammatory editorial and letter published in a local newspaper with regard to the offense with which the appellant was charged and contending that this editorial and letter would prevent a fair trial in Baldwin County. The motion was presented to the court on the same date by the attorneys on oral argument and overruled by the court. Insofar as the…