State v. Manning

BURNETT, Justice:

Appellant appeals his convictions of murder, kidnapping, and armed robbery, and his sentences of death for murder and twenty-five years imprisonment for armed robbery. We reverse.

ISSUE

Did the lower court abuse its discretion by granting the State’s motion to change venue for the selection of the jury?

DISCUSSION

Appellant contends the lower court abused its discretion by granting the State’s motion for a change of venue for jury selection. We agree.

Appellant was convicted of murdering a state highway trooper and was sentenced to death in 1989. His conviction was reversed on…