Commonwealth v. Gelatt

OPINION OF THE COURT

This appeal is brought by eleven appellants who are to be tried on various criminal charges in Wayne County. The appeal is from an order entered by the trial court on August 15, 1978, granting the prosecution’s motion for a change of venue.

The criminal charges against the eleven appellants arose as a result of an investigation into alleged criminal activities at Farview State Hospital. On April 7, 1978, this Court *561affirmed a trial court order denying the prosecution’s request for a change of venue involving other persons against whom criminal charges were pending as a…