Gates v. State

1. It appearing that no appropriate motion for a postponement was made at the time that the defendants were put on trial, the motion for a continuance does not fall within the rule announced in Brooks v. State, 3 Ga. App. 458 (60 S. E. 211), and similar cases.

2. The character of the witnesses whose affidavits were produced in support of the ground of the motion for a new trial based on alleged newly discovered evidence was not vouched for as required by law. “If the newly discovered evidence is that of witnesses, affidavits as to their residence, associates, means of knowledge, character, and…