Legal Opinion

Wynn v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 17, 1888PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Newly discovered evidence. Diligence. Before Judge Richard H. Clark. Eulton superior court. March term, 1888. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Simmons, Justice.

Wynn was indicted and found guilty of the offence of burglary, and made a motion for a new trial, upon the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, and upon the further ground of newly discovered testimony. The motion was overruled by the court, and the case was brought to this court for review.

1. The court below did not err in overruling the mo*745tion for a new trial, on both grounds. The evidence shows that the shop was broken into and entered on a Sunday night, and that "Wynn was found in possession of the stolen articles on Monday morning, and gave a false…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mangham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  2. Moss v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891

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