State v. Lee

Statement of the Case.

MONROE, J.

After his trial for the murder of Minnie Jackson and her infant son, and his conviction, defendant applied for a new trial, on the grounds of insufficient evidence and newly discovered evidence, attaching to his application the affidavits of the discovered witnesses; and, the application having been denied, he reserved his bill of exception, upon which alone his ease is presented to this court. The question of the insufficiency of the evidence is one with which this court is without jurisdiction to deal. As to the newly discovered evidence, the motion for new…