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COCKRELL v. DOBBS

No. 5-3418.

381 S.W.2d 756 (1964)

Bruce COCKRELL, Petitioner, v. P. E. DOBBS, Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 14, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Holt, Sr., Little Rock, for appellant.

David Whittington, Pros. Atty., Hot Springs, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is a petition by Bruce Cockrell for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent, as the presiding judge of the Garland circuit court, to grant a hearing upon Cockrell's motion for a change of venue. The petitioner, charged with murder, asked for a change of venue, asserting that he could not obtain a fair trial in Garland county. In refusing to conduct a hearing upon the motion Judge Dobbs explained that he had concluded that he could...

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