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A change of venue is the legal term for moving a trial to a new location. In high-profile matters, a change of venue may occur to move a jury trial away from a location where a fair and impartial jury may not be possible due to widespread publicity about a crime and its defendants to another community in order to obtain jurors who can be more objective in their duties.
On August 1, 2011, a change of venue for the trial was agreed upon by Superior Court Judge Timothy Kincaid. Judge Kincaid said the location of the trial would be decided on September 12, 2011. [ 31 ] On September 15, 2011, Elisa Baker pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 15 to 18 years in prison.
Horner and his attorneys filed a motion in Wise County to change his capital murder trial venue to another location, citing the high level of publicity surrounding the case.
Murdaugh lawyers seek change of venue, delay in upcoming financial crimes trial. John Monk. November 13, 2023 at 11:34 AM. Joshua Boucher/jboucher@thestate.com.
George "Billy" Wagner III was to be tried in Pike County starting Jan. 6. With a change of venue order, the place and date are to be announced.
Strike for cause (also referred to as challenge for cause or removal for cause) is a method of eliminating potential members from a jury panel in the United States.. During the jury selection process, after voir dire, opposing attorneys may request removal of any juror who does not appear capable of rendering a fair and impartial verdict, in either determining guilt or innocence and/or a ...
The name change officially took place on March 15, 2012. [11] PNC's naming rights expired on August 31, 2024. On September 12, 2024, the Centennial Authority approved a name change to Lenovo Center after the Chinese technology company Lenovo, whose American headquarters are based in nearby Morrisville, secured naming rights for ten years. [12]
A handful of bills that North Carolina’s legislature passed into law over the past two years will go into effect Monday. ... The new definition of bar is essentially a venue to drink alcoholic ...