COMMONWEALTH v. AVERITT


241 S.W.2d 989 (1951)

COMMONWEALTH v. AVERITT.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

August 27, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. E. Funk, Atty. Gen., Zeb A. Stewart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Henry G. Boldrick, Lebanon, Ernest Fulton, Bardstown, R. H. Cannon, Leitchfield, for appellant.

Robert M. Spragens, Lebanon, Joseph Polin, Springfield, for appellee.


CLAY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from an order of the Circuit Court overruling its motions for a change of venue and to summon a jury from an adjoining county in a homicide case. A former trial was held in Marion County (wherein the crime was allegedly committed) resulting in a hung jury.

In support of its motions, the Commonwealth filed several affidavits. The Commonwealth's attorney stated that in his opinion the state could not...

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