Botsford v. State
| Court | Supreme Court of Alabama |
| Citation | 293 Ala. 745,309 So.2d 844 |
| Parties | In re Bruce BOTSFORD, alias v. STATE. Ex parte Bruce Botsford, alias. SC 1133. |
| Decision Date | 13 March 1975 |
Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
John T. Crowder, Jr., Mobile, for petitioner.
Petition of Bruce Botsford, alias for Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals to review and revise the judgment and decision of that Court in Botsford v. State, 54 Ala.App. 482, 309 So.2d 835.
Writ denied.
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Whisenhant v. State, 1 Div. 333
...and 'evaluate the prejudicial atmosphere' surrounding the accused's case. Botsford v. State, 54 Ala.App. 482, 309 So.2d 835, cert. denied, 293 Ala. 745, 309 So.2d 844 (1975); Burnett v. State, 350 So.2d 718 Robinson v. State, 430 S.2d 883 (Ala.Cr.App.1983); Nelson v. State, 440 So.2d 1130 (......
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Anderson v. State, 4 Div. 657
......State, 52 Ala.App. 668, 296 So.2d 755, cert. quashed, 292 Ala. 732, 296 So.2d 764 (1973), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1106, 95 S.Ct. 777, 42 L.Ed.2d 802 (1975). Actual prejudice directed toward the accused resulting from the extensive publicity must be shown. Botsford v. State, 54 Ala.App. 482, 309 So.2d 835 (1974), cert. denied, 293 Ala. 745, 309 So.2d 844 (1975); Annotation, 33 A.L.R.3d 17 (1970). On motion for a change of venue in a criminal case, the defendant has the burden of showing, to the reasonable satisfaction of the court, that a fair ......
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Mayola v. State, 6 Div. 372
...... Without proof of prejudicial influence on the jury, this court will not hold the trial court in error for refusing or failing to grant a motion for a change of venue or continuance based on pretrial publicity. Botsford v. State, 4 Ala.App. 482, 309 So.2d 835, cert. denied, 293 Ala. 745, 309 So.2d 844 (1974); Mathis v. State, 52 Ala.App. 668, 296 So.2d 755, cert. quashed, 292 Ala. 732, 296 So.2d 764, cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1106, 95 S.Ct. 777, 42 L.Ed.2d 802, rehearing denied, 420 U.S. 967, 95 S.Ct. 1363, 43 ......
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Moulds v. State, 6 Div. 655
......State, 52 Ala.App. 668, 296 So.2d 755, cert. quashed, 292 Ala. 732, 296 So.2d 764 (1973), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1106, 95 S.Ct. 777, 42 L.Ed.2d 802 (1975). Actual prejudice directed toward the accused resulting from the extensive publicity must be shown. Botsford v. State, 54 Ala.App. 482, 309 So.2d 835 (1974), cert. denied, 293 Ala. 745, 309 So.2d 844 (1975); Annotation, 33 A.L.R.3d 17 (1970). "On motion for a change of venue in a criminal case, the defendant has the burden of showing, to the reasonable satisfaction of the court, that a fair and impartial ......
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