State v. Crawford

The issue on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. We affirm.

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of the burglary of the residence of one Suchanek. The defendant and a female companion were apprehended while in the Suchanek residence.

A neighbor of Suchanek had observed the defendant make entrance through a broken window. This witness had also observed the defendant while he was inside the house and testified that the defendant had on his hands a pair of white stockings. It was apparently the theory of the…