JAMES H. FAULKNER, Retired Justice.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for post-conviction relief. Two issues are raised on this appeal.
Moncrief contends that the Covington County Circuit Court was without jurisdiction to render judgment or impose sentence due to improper venue. Section 15-2-2, Code of Alabama 1975, provides that "the venue of all public offenses is in the county in which the offense was committed." It is undisputed that Moncrief...
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