Griffin v. State

On May 2, 1934, the defendant, Alfred Griffin, was convicted of the offense of stealing certain automobile-truck tires, charged as a misdemeanor. On May 3/1934, he filed his motion for a new trial, and on July 9, 1934, presented for approval of the trial judge a brief of the evidence, together with an amendment to his motion. On July 23, 1934, the motion came on for determination, and counsel for the defendant requested the court to approve the brief of evidence, which had already been submitted, where*215upon the trial judge stated that he could not approve it, because he did not think it full…