Scott v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises out of a conviction for murder where the punishment was assessed by the jury at 101 years.

Initially, the appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to change venue on its own motion.

The appellant filed a suggestion that the court change venue on its own motion. The same was overruled by the court “subject to the right of Defendant to renew said suggestion upon examination of jury panel.”

Apparently about the same time the appellant filed his own motion for change of venue. Such motion was not supported by the affidavit of at least…