Stroud v. State

Hill, Presiding Justice.

Clayton Stroud’s conviction for the murder of Charles Mutashobya and his sentence to life imprisonment were affirmed on appeal in Stroud v. State, 246 Ga. 717 (273 SE2d 155) (1980). In this appeal, he complains of the overruling of his extraordinary motion for new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence, filed August 21, 1980.

As we stated in Timberlake v. State, 246 Ga. 488, 491 (271 SE2d 792) (1980): “The standard for granting a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence is well established. ‘It is incumbent on a party who asks for a new trial on the…