State ex rel. Hornbeck v. Durflinger

Citations

• 73 Ohio St. (N.S.) 154

Syllabus

<p>Change of venue in criminal cases — May be had upon application of prosecuting attorney on behalf of state, when — Section 7268, Revised Statutes, not repugnant to section 10, article 1, Ohio constitution.</p> <p>1. Under authority of section 7263, Revised Statutes, regulating the change of venue in criminal cases, the court having jurisdiction of the cause in the county of the offense, if it be made to appear to the court that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had therein, may, upon application of the prosecuting attorney on behalf of the state, direct that the cause b,e tried in an adjoining county.</p> <p>2. Said section thus construed, is not repugnant to section 10 of article 1 of the constitution of Ohio.</p>