Sumner v. State

Indictment against the defendant below for the murder of his wife. Plea, not guilty. Petition for a change of venue refused. Verdict for the state. Motion for a new trial overruled, and judgment on the verdict.

The errors assigned are, 1. That the defendant’s petition for a change of venue should have been granted; 2. That certain instructions to the jury asked for by the defendant and refused, ought to have been given.

It has been decided at this term, in a case like the present, that the refusal of the Court to change the venue cannot be assigned for error. Findley v. The State.

In examining…