Long v. State

Citations

• 133 Miss. 33
• 96 So. 740
• 1923 Miss. LEXIS 108

Syllabus

<p>1. Gband Juey. Jury. Sheriff not relieved from, assisting in drawing grand and petit juries, because such juries maye be called on to investigate an assault made on him with intent to Icill.</p> <p>A sheriff is not relieved from the duty of assisting in drawing the grand and petit juries, when it becomes his duty so to do under sections 2704 and 2716, Code. 1906 (sections 2197 and 2209, Hemingway’s Code),.because of the fact that one or both of these juries may be called on to investigate an assault made upon the sheriff with intent to kill and murder him.</p> <p>2. Gband Juey. Challenge to, as body, lies only for fraud.</p> <p>A challenge to the grand jury as a body will lie only for fraud.</p> <p>3. Cbiminal Law. Change of venue in criminal case can only be granted for prejudgment m the public mind.</p> <p>The power of the circuit court to grant a change of venue in a criminal case is granted and measured by section 1484, Code 1906 (Hemingway’s Code, section 1242), consequently a change of venue can be granted only for the reasons therein set forth.</p> <p>4. Criminal Law. Where evidence for change of venue for prejudgment of defendants case in public mind conflicting, decision of trial court not disturbed, unless manifestly wrong.</p> <p>Where the evidence on a motion for a change of vénue as to the prejudgment of the defendant’s case in the public mind is conflicting, the decision of the trial judge thereon will not be disturbed unless it is manifestly wrong.</p>