Kitchens v. State

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Based largely on the testimony of his alleged co-conspirator, appellant was convicted of arson in the first degree of a dwelling occupied by Bleckley County Deputy Sheriff Alvin Savage and his family. Appellant was sentenced to 15 years’ confinement in the state prison and now seeks reversal of the trial court’s denial of his amended motion for a new trial.

1. In his first enumeration of error, appellant asserts that the trial court’s denial of his motion for a new trial was error because the conviction was based on the state’s knowing use of perjured testimony. The…