Phillips v. State

The defendant, Alex Phillips, was convicted of dynamiting fish. His motion for new trial as amended was overruled and he excepted. The motion for new trial was based upon the general grounds. The only ground of the amended motion is that the motion should be granted upon alleged newly discovered evidence.

Hagar Davis and Willie Davis, witnesses for the State, testified that they saw the defendant commit the crime charged. Charlie Davis, their father, testified to corroborating circumstances. The evidence for the State, if believed by the jury, amply supported a conviction. The evidence for the…