State v. Billings

MITCHELL, Chief Justice.

On 12 September 1995, defendant was indicted for first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to. kill inflicting serious injury, first-degree kidnapping, and first-degree rape. On 18 September 1995, defendant filed a motion for change of venue or, in the alternative, a special venire, which was denied by Judge W. Osmond Smith, III, after hearing at the 6 November 1995 Criminal Session of Superior Court, Caswell County. On 1 May 1996, defendant filed an amended motion for change of venue or, in the alternative, a special venire,…