Walters v. State

Stolz, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction of voluntary manslaughter, his sentence to one year’s imprisonment, and the overruling of his amended motion for a new trial. Held:

1. The evidence authorized the verdict.

2. The defendant seeks a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence. Ruth Atcher of Millen, Georgia, read an account of the trial and the defendant’s conviction in a newspaper. Subsequently, she gave the following affidavit in which she related an eye-witness account of the events that transpired: "I, Ruth Atcher, left my home near Millen, Georgia, on Friday…