Tennison v. State

Citations

• 79 Miss. 708

Syllabus

<p>Cbimiiíal Procedure. Venue. Change of. Code 1892, g 1411.</p> <p>Where, upon application by defendant to change the venue in a criminal case, under code 1892, §1411, providing for such procedure, it was shown by a number of witnesses that they had heard expressions in the county to the effect that defendant ought to be hung, that when he was denied bail there was applause in the court-house, one witness testifying that it would be almost impossible to secure a fair trial, and another that every person he had talked to on the subject thought an impartial trial could not be had, the application should be granted, although several witnesses for the state testified that they believed twelve men could be secured who would, as jurors, do what they thought right, and another believed that there were one hundred such men in the county.</p>