Thompson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. New trial. Before Judge Hall. Butts Superior Court. September Term, 1877. At the March term, 1877, of Butts superior court, Thompson was tried for the murder of one Mason, and found guilty of manslaughter. At the next term he moved for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence, the affidavits accompanying the motion showing the facts stated in the head-note and decision. Ann Eliza Gunn was the new witness.
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Criminal law. New trial. Before Judge Hall. Butts Superior Court. September Term, 1877. At the March term, 1877, of Butts superior court, Thompson was tried for the murder of one Mason, and found guilty of manslaughter. At the next term he moved for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence, the affidavits accompanying the motion showing the facts stated in the head-note and decision. Ann Eliza Gunn was the new witness. Judge Hall, who heard the motion (though it appears that Judge Buchanan presided at the trial), overruled it, and defendant excepted.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
The defendant was indicted for the offense of murder, and on his trial therefor, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. A motion for a new trial was made on the sole ground of newly discovered evidence, which motion was overruled, and the defendant excepted.
It appears from the evidence in the record, that the alleged offense was committed a short time before the trial, that the defendant was badly cut, and had been confined in jail up to the time of trial. The affidavit of the newly discovered *620witness, states that she was present and saw the difficulty between…
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