The April 1928 session of Circuit Court continued, with most of the accused being convicted and receiving the maximum sentences allowed under the law. In one case, that of Harvey Goodpasture, who was charged with stealing seven sacks of seed clover from Ed C. Perkins’ farm, Judge Dimmit Hoffman went beyond the jury’s recommendation. The jury recommended a sentence of two years in the penitentiary with the possibility of parole; Hoffman refused to recommend parole because “of the crime conditions.”
On April 13, Ellis Collins and Lawrence Mabry appeared in court to request a change of venue. The two were accused of the shooting death of William Busch during an attempted robbery on Feb. 4. Both young men presented affidavits signed by county residents and thus potential jurors who believed that local folks were prejudiced against the men by the publicity surrounding the case.
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