Jenkins v. State

Dec 19, 1917
9219
Reporters:
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Before:
Harwell
Harwell, J.

1. “This court will not interfere with the discretion of the trial judge in ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‍refusing to grant a new trial on the ground of newly discovered testimony, where the motion on this ground contains no affidavit accrediting the character of the persons ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‍relied upon to give the alleged *499newly discovered testimony.” Polite v. State, 78 Ga. 347; Williams v. State, 9 Ga. App. 818 (72 S. E. 301). A part of the alleged newly discovered evidence in the instant case was impeaching in its ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‍nature; and the remaining portion of it, which was of no probative value whatever, must have been ‘know to the defendant at the time of trial.

Decided December 19, ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‍1917. Accusation of misdemeanor; from city court of Greenville— Judge Eevill. September 5, 1917. McLaughlin & Jones, N. F. Culpepper, for plaintiff in error. J. F. Hatchett, solicitor, contra.

2. The evidence was sufficient to sustain ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‍the verdict, and no’ error of law appears.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, P. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.