Is there any case law where a defendant relied upon the law of the contrary rule when seeking a change of venue?

88 Reliance by defendants upon Smith v. Superior Court (1969) 276 Cal.App.2d 145, 80 Cal.Rptr. 693 as standing for a contrary rule is misplaced. Smith was before the court on a petition to mandate a change of venue. The charges against Smith were primarily the result of a newspaper investigation and exposure. (276 Cal.App.2d at p. 148, 80 Cal.Rptr. 693.) Moreover, the nature of the charge was parochial because it involved alleged bribery of a Los Angeles City official.