residence to another part of the state has potential for undue hardship, and this would be especially true if the jury were not sequestered. 3 . Section 16-6-101 provides: (1) The place of trial may be changed: (a)When a fair trial cannot take place in the county or district in which the trial is pending; or (b) When a more expeditious trial may be had by a change in the place of trial from one county to another; or (c) When the parties stipulate to a change in the place of trial to another county in the same judicial district or to a county in an adjoining judicial district. 4 . The view that at common law a trial court had the authority to change venue on its own motion has not received universal acceptance. See, e.g., Patterson v. Faircloth, 256 Ga. 489, 350 S.E.2d 243, 246 (1986) (<HOLDING>). In some states constitutional and statutory
recognizing without resolving the split in authority on the meaning of the word recognizing split among district courts recognizing a split of authority recognizing circuit split recognizing the split but not adopting a rule