Dewein v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Saline Circuit Court; W. II. Evans, Judge; 1. The 'Court ought to have granted ithe motion for change of venue. Its 'denial was an albuse of discretion for wlhidh the cause should be reversed.
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Appeal from Saline Circuit Court; W. II. Evans, Judge; 1. The 'Court ought to have granted ithe motion for change of venue. Its 'denial was an albuse of discretion for wlhidh the cause should be reversed. The two supporting witnesses, whom the court found to be ‘ ‘ reputable citizens of Slaline County” and that “there is no question raised as to their credibility, ’ ’ testified to a state of facts showing their knowledge of the condition of the minds of the inhabitants of all parts .of the county, 'and that it was such that appellant could not obtain a fair and impartial trial on the issue of…
1Opinion of the CourtMoCulloch, C. J.
Appellant, Clarence Lee Dewein, was.convicted in the circuit court of Saline county, Arkansas, on April 25, 1914, of the crime of murder in the first degree, and on appeal to this court the judgment of conviction was affirmed. 114 Ark. 472, 170 S. W. 582. The crime which he was adjudged to have committed consisted of the 'killing of one L. H. Thompson, an aged mían, in the town of Benton, .and the proof showed bhlat it was committed by appellant and one Joe Strong, and that they killed Thompson fox the purpose of robbing him of Shis money. Both of the men were convicted and sentenced to death…
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