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Crosby v. StateCrosby v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jul 29, 1925
16598
Reporters:
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Before:
Bloodworth
Bloodworth, J.

1. “An affidavit in support of the witness upon whose newly discovered evidence a new trial is sought ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍must give the. names of his associates, a statement that he keeps good company not being sufficient to meet this requirement, which is necessary to enable the prosecution to make a counter showing; and where such ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍affidavit does not comply with this requirement, the trial judge does not abuse his discretion by refusing to grant a new trial on this ground.” Ivey v. State, 154 Ga. 63 (6) (113 S. E. 175). As the record in the present ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍case does not contain an affidavit giving the names of the associates of the witness upon whose alleged newly discovered evidence a new trial is sought, under the ruling just quoted, we can not say that ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍the trial judge abused his discretion in overruling the motion for a new trial.

2. There is ample evidence to support the verdict; and, as it is approved by the trial judge and no error of law ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‍was committed during the trial, this court will not disturb the verdict.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, O. J., and Luke, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Crosby v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Jul 29, 1925
Citations: 34 Ga. App. 235; 128 S.E. 817; 1925 Ga. App. LEXIS 183; 16598
Docket Number: 16598
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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