State v. McCoy

MilleR, Judge:

The grand jury of Mingo County, on August 27, 1921, returned an indictment against defendant and two others for the murder of one Staten.

On September 9th following, by an order entered in term, the circuit court, in the absence of defendant, upon the motion of the State, supported by the affidavits of the two jury commissioners and the sheriff of the county, filed, but not in the record, certified that it appeared to the court and that the court was of -opinion that qualified jurors not exempt from service could not be conveniently found in the county of Mingo for the trial of…