Pugh v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the unlawful killing of Mr. Con Burns, a deputy sheriff, and was by the jury given a sentence of twenty-five years in the State prison.

Appellant moved in limine for a change of venue, alleging that there was so great a prejudice against him in Lynn County that he could not therein obtain a fair and impartial trial. His motion was controverted by the State, and the issue joined before the court. Appellant offered fourteen witnesses, practically all of whom testified that it was their opinion that a fair trial could not be had in Lynn County because of…