Waller v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
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
- Ivey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Tilley v. CoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Arwood v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
- Hayes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
- Wright v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1864
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
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- Mashburn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930