Cannon v. State

Reid, Chief Justice.

In October, 1941, John Nathan Cannon was indicted for the murder of Warren Thomas. It was alleged in the indictment that the defendant committed the murder by striking and beating Thomas with an ax, and that this and the death occurred in September, 1932. Upon the trial Cannon was convicted, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. 'His motion for new trial was overruled, and he excepted.

There is no claim of any error on the trial of the case, except the overruling of the general grounds of the motion and one special ground which set up a claim of newly discovered evidence.

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