Butler v. State

Lewis Butler was convicted under an accusation which charged that he did “have, possess, and control alcoholic and intoxicating” liquors. He filed a motion for a new trial on the general grounds, and amended his motion by adding a special ground in which he insisted that he should be granted a new trial because of certain alleged newly discovered evidence. In the brief filed by the attorneys for the plaintiff in error they concede that the evidence ivas sufficient to authorize the conviction of the accused; therefore the only question for this court to determine is whether a new trial should…