Patterson v. State

207 Ga. 357 (1950)

61 S.E.2d 462

PATTERSON

v.

THE STATE.

17246.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 11, 1950.

W. O. Cooper Jr., for plaintiff in error.

Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Charles H. Garrett, Solicitor-General, William M. West, Frank B. Stow and H. Grady Simmons, Assistant Attorneys-General, contra.

HEAD, Justice.

1. Ground 1 of the amended motion for new trial is based upon alleged newly discovered evidence. This evidence is contained in the affidavit of Dr. T. J. Howard (who testified as a witness for the State), which was, in substance, that at the time the clothing of the deceased was…