State v. Griffin
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Moore, J., Chester, July, 1914. Motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered , testimony made by Meeks Griffin, Thomas Griffin, John Crosby and JNelson Brice, after conviction for murder.
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Before Moore, J., Chester, July, 1914. Motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered , testimony made by Meeks Griffin, Thomas Griffin, John Crosby and JNelson Brice, after conviction for murder. The facts are stated in the opinion. submits: General Sessions had jurisdiction to grant motion: 80 S. C. 367. Its order is appealable: 40 S. C. 297. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction on appeal to review errors of law: 14 S. C. 423; 51 S. C. 405. Newly discovered testimony sufficient which would probably change result: 67 S. C. 546; 89 S. C. 53. Showing necessary: 33 S. C. 403; 87 S. C.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gage.
This cause has been hither once before. 98 S. C. 105 ; 82 S. E. 254.
After that judgment was pronounced the defendants moved at the July, 1914, term of the Sessions for a nev trial on after discovered evidence.
The Court refused the motion, and this appeal is from that order.
The following is a statement of a present possible procedure in the Sessions Court of the State, as exemplified by this cause.
Homicide 24th April, 1913; trial and conviction of murder July, 1913 ; appeal to this Court, Fall term, 1913 ; judgment affirmed spring,…
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