Horton v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Charge of court; New trial. Before Judge HlLLYER. Fülton Superior Court. October Term, 1880. To the report contained in the decision it is only necessary to add that the newly discovered evidence relied on was such as tended to impeach Mosely, a leading witness for the state.
1Opinion of the Court
Speer, Justice.
John Horton (plaintiff in error), Lewis Wilson and James Donovan were at the fall term, 1880, of Fulton superior court, jointly indicted for the offense of larceny from *691the person. The charge was, that on the 10th day of November, 1880, they stole from the person of William Mosely five hundred and ninety dollars. Defendants severed on the trial. Plaintiff in error was tried and convicted, and made a motion for a new trial on these grounds:(1) . Because the verdict is contrary to law.(2) . Because contrary to évidence, weight of evidence» and without sufficient evidence to…
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