Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Fox v. LaPorte Circuit Court
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 1956No. 29,396PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBobbitt, J.
On February 9, 1953, one Robert Lee Johnson was indicted for murder in the first degree by the Grand Jury of St. Joseph County. On May 14, 1953, a motion for a change of venue from the county (St. Joseph) “on account of local prejudice,” was filed and granted, and the venue subsequently changed to La-Porte County. The cause was there tried and a verdict of guilty was returned on December 31, 1953. A motion for á new trial was subsequently filed and, on July 2, 1954, a new trial was granted.
On May 4, 1955, defendant, Johnson, filed an affidavit for a change of venue from LaPorte County on…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Sanders v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Crocker v. Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- The People v. TouhyIllinois Supreme Court · 1935
- Nealis v. DicksIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
- Daniels v. BruceIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. TijerinaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- STATE EX REL. FOX, ETC. v. LaPORTE CIR. CT.Indiana Supreme Court · 1956
- Pierce v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
- Pierce v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
- State Ex Rel. Gaston v. Gibson Circuit CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
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