State v. Tawney

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

For a statement of the facts in this case see The State v. Tawney, 78 Kan. 855, and 81 Kan. 162. We find no error in the ruling of the court denying a change of venue. As to the first ground, there was sufficient rebutting evidence in thé form of affidavits to warrant a finding that there existed no such prejudice in the community as would prevent the appellant from having a fair trial. The court doubtless took into consideration the fact that Franklin is a large, populous county, and that little difficulty would be experienced in finding…