Golden v. State

1. “In the determination of whether the venue of a criminal case shall be, changed for the reason that the condition of the public mind is such that the accused can not obtain a fair trial by an impartial jury, the law imposes upon the trial judge the responsibility of making an examination and informing himself of the truth of the averments upon which the application is made; and the Supreme Court has no power to control his discretion in such a matter, unless it has been plainly and manifestly abused.” Rawlins v. State, 124 Ga. 31 (52 S. E. 1). The record does not disclose any such abuse in…