State v. Herold

Appeal from a judgment of conviction, upon an information charging appellant with the crime of attempted kidnapping. The first error assigned is the refusal of the court below to grant a motion for a change of venue. This motion was based upon affidavits and clippings from newspapers, which it is claimed so aroused public passion and prejudice as to prevent appellant from having a fair trial in Pierce county. The motion was resisted by counter affidavits on the part of the state. We have examined the showing upon this motion, and the ruling complained of must be sustained under the rule laid…