Haybron v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of robbery and of habitual criminality and was sentenced to life imprisonment. This direct appeal presents two issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred in denying Defendant’s motion for a change of venue from the county for cause.(2) Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict of guilty upon the charge of robbery.

ISSUE I

On the morning the trial was scheduled to commence, the defendant filed a written motion for a change of venue from the county predicated upon the publication on the prior day of two adverse news stories in…