Cantwell v. People

Citations

• 138 Ill. 602
• 28 N.E. 964
• 1891 Ill. LEXIS 1169

Syllabus

<p>1. Change oe venue—admissibility of counter-affidavits. An application of the defendant in a criminal case for a change of venue on account of the prejudice of one or more of the judges of the court in which the case is pending, which conforms to all the requirements of the statute, can not be defeated by counter-affidavits.</p> <p>2. Where the petition for a change of venue in a criminal case, and the accompanying affidavits, comply with the statute, and the affidavits purport to be made by reputable persons, residents of the county, not of kin to the defendant, the right to a change of venue is absolute.</p>