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Darby v. StateDarby v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Oct 10, 1919
10666
Reporters:
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Before:
Broyles
Broyles, C. J.

1. The grant or refusal of an extraordinary motion for a new trial, ‍​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‍based upon the ground of newly discovered testimony, rests largely in the sound discretion of the trial judge; and this court will not interfere with the exercise of ‍​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‍that discretion, where the newly discovered evidence is largely impeaching and cumulative in character, and where it does not appear that such an extraordinary state of facts was ‍​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‍shown by the affidavits submitted upon the hearing of the extraordinary motion as would probably produce a different result if a new trial should be granted. Rogers v. State, 129 Ga. 589 (59 S. ‍​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‍E. 288); Thomas v. State, 19 Ga. App. 242 (91 S. E. 287).

2. It does not appear from the record that the trial judge, in overruling the extraordinary motion for a new trial, abused, ‍​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‍or failéd to exercise, the discretion vested in him.

Judgment affirmed.

Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Darby v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Oct 10, 1919
Citations: 24 Ga. App. 269; 100 S.E. 656; 1919 Ga. App. LEXIS 549; 10666
Docket Number: 10666
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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