State v. Augustine

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justics Watts.

“The defendant, Henry R. Augustine, was tried in the County Court for Greenwood County at the May term, 1923, on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. He was convicted by a jury and given a sentence of 24 months, 18 months of which were suspended during good behavior upon the payment of a fine of $200.00.

During the same term of Court á motion was made for a new trial based upon after-discovered or newly-discovered evidence, and the affidavit of A. A. Duncan was offered in substantiation of this motion. The motion was…