McDonald v. State

180 Ga. App. 713 (1986)

350 S.E.2d 581

McDONALD

v.

THE STATE.

73222.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided September 11, 1986.

Rehearing Denied October 30, 1986.

Frank K. Martin, for appellant.

William J. Smith, District Attorney, Bradford R. Pierce, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Defendant seeks to directly appeal the denial of his extraordinary motion for new trial based on newly discovered evidence. Defendant's motion was filed and determined after the filing of his appeal from his trial and conviction of voluntary manslaughter. Since OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (7) requires a discretionary…