Severin v. State

Plaintiff in error, Edwin G. Severin, who will hereinafter be referred to as the defendant, was convicted of the crime of embezzlement. He appealed therefrom. His conviction was affirmed. See Severin v. State, 146 Neb. 506, 20 N. W. 2d 377.

Thereafter defendant filed a motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. The trial court, after a hearing, overruled the motion and defendant, by petition in error, has brought the matter here for review.

The question presented is,- did the trial court err in overruling defendant’s motion for a new trial on the ground of newly…