People v. Caruso

This is a motion for a new trial pursuant to subdivision 7 of section 465 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, upon the ground of newlv-discovered evidence consisting of a recantation of defendant’s identification by the complaining witness and of the confessions of two individuals made since the defendant’s conviction who, having plead guilty as accomplices in the commission of the robbery involved, exculpate the defendant of any participation therein.

I have read the record of defendant’s trial and the conclusion is impelling that, upon the evidence adduced, the jury was justified in finding…