State v. Sanderson

This is a proceeding in bastardy which resulted in adjudicating the defendant father of an illegitimate child. The defendant appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

Aside from character evidence in favor of the defendant, the evidence was substantially that of the defendant and the prosecuting witness. A strong case was not made. The issue however was for the jury supervised by the court.

One ground of the motion for a new trial is newly discovered evidence. The claim is that the attorneys of the defendant, after the trial, were reliably informed that the prosecuting witness…