Legal Opinion

Waller v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 15, 1925No. 16820PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

1. “Though the witness sought to be impeached by newly discovered evidence was the only witness against *675the prisoner upon a vital point in the case, if the sole eifect of the evidence would be to impeach the witness, a new trial will not be granted.” Arwood v. State, 59 Ga. 391. Levining v. State, 13 Ga. 513 (1); Wright v. State, 34 Ga. 110 (2); Jackson v. State, 93 Ga. 190 (18 S. E. 401); Haynes v. State, 18 Ga. App. 741 (3), 742, 743 (90 S. E. 485). “To sustain a motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence of witnesses to the eifect that they were present at the time…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Ivey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  2. Tilley v. CoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  3. Arwood v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
  4. Hayes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
  5. Wright v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1864

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
  2. Proctor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
  3. Mashburn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930

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