Newman v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder; change of venue. Before Judge Wrighl. Eloyd superior court. January 27, 1915. This case is here on exceptions to the judgment of the court below., denying a motion for a change of venue under the act of 1911 ' (Acts 1911, p. 74). At the hearing of the motion the movant, by affidavit, testified substantially as follows: He had been indicted by the grand jury of Floyd county for the offense of murder, the indictment alleging that he did, on the 2d day of…
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Indictment for murder; change of venue. Before Judge Wrighl. Eloyd superior court. January 27, 1915. This case is here on exceptions to the judgment of the court below., denying a motion for a change of venue under the act of 1911 ' (Acts 1911, p. 74). At the hearing of the motion the movant, by affidavit, testified substantially as follows: He had been indicted by the grand jury of Floyd county for the offense of murder, the indictment alleging that he did, on the 2d day of January, 1915, kill and murder one Benjamin Franklin in that county. At the time of making the affidavit the January…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
Under the facts of this case the court erred in refusing a change of venue.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur, except Fish, O. J., absent, and
2Cited by3 opinions
- Butler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- Pinkston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Porter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930