State v. Holmes

Otis Holmes and Forest Gibson were jointly informed against for robbery. Gibson was never apprehended, therefore he was not arraigned or tried for the offense. Holmes alone was arrested, arraigned, and tried. His trial resulted in a verdict of guilty.

Defendant complains of the overruling of a motion for a new trial. This motion rests upon two grounds. One of the grounds is that the verdict of the jury is contrary to the law and the evidence. This, as we have frequently said, presents nothing for review in this court.

Defendant also complains of the refusal to grant him a new trial, applied for…