State v. Shamblin

Oct 11, 1974
No. 54827
Reporters:
,
Before:
Summers
SUMMERS, Justice.

Defendant, Clifford Shamblin, was charged by bill of information with simple escape on July ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍5, 1973 in violation of Article 110, subd. A(l) of the Criminal Code. *321He was represented by court appointed counsel and pleaded not guilty. He was tried by a ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍jury of twelve which returned a verdict of guilty on October 16, 1973.

The sole issue presented on this appeal is the correctness of the ruling of the trial judge ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍denying a change of venue. The motion for change of venue was filed on the day of trial. It came too late. Article 621 of the Code of Criminal ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍Procedure requires that it be made “at least five days prior to the date then fixed for commencement of trial.”

Inspection of the pleadings and proceedings failed to reveal ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍any error. La.Code Crim.Proc. art. 920.

For the reasons assigned, the conviction and sentence are affirmed.