HARDWICK v. STATE

S94A0378.

264 Ga. 161 (1994)

HARDWICK v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronnie K. Batchelor, for appellant.

Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, David K. Keeton, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Rowe & Lawler, Thomas C. Lawler III, for appellee.


HUNT, Chief Justice.

This is a case in which the state is seeking the death penalty. We granted Kenneth Hardwick's application for interlocutory appeal to review the trial court's rulings regarding Hardwick's motion for change of venue.

In November 1992, Hardwick filed a motion for change of venue alleging that due to extensive pre-trial publicity an impartial jury could not be obtained in Gwinnett County to try his case. The parties discussed with the trial...

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