State v. Law

The defendant-respondent was indicted for murder in Florence County and venue was changed to Marion County, the only other county in the Twelfth Circuit, on the ground that he could not obtain a fair trial in Florence County because of the impact of T. V. and newspaper coverage. Thereafter, upon another motion, the presiding judge found the defendant could not, for the same reason, obtain a fair trial in Marion County and ordered a change of venue to Kershaw County. From such order the State appeals contending only that the presiding judge abused his discretion in ordering the change of venue…