Dortch v. State

The plaintiff was convicted of murder in the first degree after a jury trial, and judgment was rendered upon the verdict on February 23, 1950. He appealed from this judgment. He also petitioned for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. A demurrer to his petition was sustained {King, J.), and he appealed from the judgment entered on the demurrer. On December 9, 1952, this court found no error on either appeal. State v. Dortch, Dortch v. State, 139 Conn. 317, 93 A.2d 490. The plaintiff brought this petition on June 12, 1953. He alleges, in a first count, newly-discovered…