State v. Jager

GRIMSON, Chief Justice.

This matter comes before the court on a motion for a new trial on the grounds of newly discovered evidence. The defendants were originally tried on a charge of grand larceny. On Feb. 26, 1954, both defendants were found guilty. A motion for a new trial was immediately made and heard on March 20, 1954, denied on April 26, 1954. No appeal was taken. A second motion for a new trial was made on Dec. 26, 1955, on the grounds of newly discovered evidence. This motion was denied on Feb. 26, 1956. Appeals both from the judgment of conviction and from the denial of this last…