Coffman v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, his punishment being assessed at death.

1. When the case was called for trial appellant moved for change of venue, which was overruled after a full hearing. The evidence is rather voluminous' on this question, and the witnesses testifying cover practically the entire county as to the feeling against appellant. All the witnesses, or practically all of them, state they had heard the case discussed frequently, and that the expression of opinion and thought in the county were adverse to appellant. Some of them state…