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43 Ala. 321

Bryan v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 15, 1869

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1869-06-15

Tried before the Hon. James Q. Smith. At the spring term, 1869, of Elmore circuit court, two indictments were found against Henry Bryan — one for burglary, and the other for larceny.

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Decided 1869-06-15

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Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently December 1952

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Per Curiam.

¶1The appeal in this case must be dismissed, because there has been no final trial, on the indictment, in the court below.

¶2The indictment was found by the grand jury of Elmore county.

¶3The accused made an application to the court, in that county, for a change of venue, for causes set out in his affidavit.

¶4The court granted the application, and ordered the venue to be changed to the county of Autauga.

¶5The bill of exceptions shows that on the hearing “ it was admitted by the counsel for the State and 'defendant, that Montgomery county was the nearest court-house. It was also stated that Montgomery county was the nearest county, free from exceptions. It was also stated, that Autauga county, the court-house of which is only five miles further than Montgomery court-house, is, also, free from exceptions, and the county solicitor and his associate counsel, propo sed the trial to take place in Autauga county.”

¶6*323On 'this evidence, the court ordered the venue to be changed to Autauga county. To this ruling of the court, the accused excepted, and, before any further proceedings in the case, appeals to this court.

¶7"We do not, on this appeal and motion to dismiss, decide .whether this ruling of the court can, or cannot, be revised in this court. If it can, the accused must wait until the case is finally disposed of.

¶8"We will, however, state that we should be better satisfied, if the court, on the admission made by the counsel of the State and the accused, had sent the case to the county of Montgomery for trial.

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