People v. Coleates

Motion for change of venue denied. Memorandum: The trial of defendant in Ontario County in April, 1976 on the charge of murder resulted in jury disagreement. The court ordered a new trial to begin on July 6, 1976. Defendant has moved before this court for change of venue on the ground that he cannot receive a fair retrial because of the newspaper publicity attendant upon the first trial, including references to defendant’s confession, its admission into evidence, the report that the jury disagreed 11 to 1 and that "the dissenting juror, a woman, clung to her belief there was reasonable doubt…