Farrell v. Commonwealth
| Citation | 207 Ky. 733 |
| Parties | Farrell v. Commonwealth. |
| Decision Date | 06 February 1925 |
| Court | Court of Appeals of Kentucky |
Appeal from Bourbon Circuit Court.
JOHN B. O'NEAL and STEPHENS L. BLAKELY for appellant.
FRANK E. DAUGHERTY, Attorney General, and MOORMAN DITTO, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
This is a companion case to that of Hall v. Commonwealth, 207 Ky. 718, 266 S.W. 1076. The facts involved and the contentions made in this case are in all respects identical with those in the Hall case. For the reasons stated in the opinion in that case, the judgment of the lower court in this case is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed. Whole court sitting.
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Miller v. Commonwealth
...of venue will not be disturbed without a clear showing of an abuse of discretion (Hall v. Com., 207 Ky. 718, 270 S.W. 5; Farrell v. Com., 207 Ky. 733, 270 S.W. 12; Schleeter v. Com., 218 Ky. 72, 290 S.W. 1075). Also the right of the accused to a change of venue or to the summoning of a spec......
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Miller v. Commonwealth
...... in granting or refusing a change of venue (BrADley v. Com., 204 Ky. 635, 265 S.W. 291), and ordinarily a. refusal to grant a change of venue will not be disturbed. without a clear showing of an abuse of discretion (Hall. v. Com., 207 Ky. 718, 270 S.W. 5; Farrell v. Com., 207 Ky. 733, 270 S.W. 12; Schleeter v. Com., 218 Ky. 72, 290 S.W. 1075). Also the right of the. accused to a change of venue or to the summoning of a special. venire from another county, rests largely in the discretion. of the trial court (Stamp v. Com., 200 Ky. 133, 253. S.W. 242; ......