Taylor v. State

Taylor was charged with being drunk on a public highway, was convicted, moved for a new trial and one of the grounds for new trial was newly discovered evidence. The court overruled the motion, and he excepted. “‘The granting of a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence is not favored by the courts, and it should clearly appear that the evidence newly discovered is of such character as to probably change the result upon another trial.’ McDuffie v. State, 2 Ga. App. 401 (58 S. E. 544). ‘Applications for new trial upon the ground of newly discovered evidence are addressed to the…