Walker v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Walker appeals his conviction of the offense of aggravated assault. The sole enumeration of error complains of the denial of a motion for new trial based on newly discovered evidence, the confession of another to the crime of which defendant was convicted. Held:

The granting of a new trial based on newly discovered evidence is not favored and six well established requirements must be satisfied before a new trial will be granted. “On motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence, it is incumbent that the movant satisfy the court (1) that the…