State v. Powell
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from judicial district court, parish of Morehouse; Luther Egbert Hall, Judge. J. E. Powell was convicted of murder, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBlanchard, J.
Indicted for murder and found guilty without capital punishment, defendant appeals from the verdict, and the sentence of, imprisonment at hard labor for life, predicated thereon.
A bill of exceptions brings up for consideration the ruling of the trial judge with respect to a motion presented for a change of venue.
The bill recites that after the case had been fixed for trial, and on the day for which it was so assigned for trial, and before it was taken up for trial, the defendant offered his motion for change of venue, which motion the court refused permission to file and refused to consider.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
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