State v. Clough

I. Appellant first asks a new trial on the alleged ground that the verdict of guilty is without support in the evidence. In argument, counsel seek to sustain this proposition on the theory that the principal witness for the State is unworthy of credit; that her story is inconsistent and incoherent; and that she shows herself insincere and revengeful. The objection is without merit. It is an elementary principle in the trial of jury cases that *784the credibility of witnesses and the weight to be given their testimony are matters for the jury alone.

II. So far as error is alleged upon rulings of…