Butler v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Michael Butler and an accomplice were indicted for armed robbery. The accomplice entered a guilty plea and testified at trial against appellant, stating inter alia that before setting off for the targeted premises, he, Butler, and the latter’s girl friend (or “wife”) had had a word of prayer together.

A jury found Butler guilty as charged, and he received a fifteen-year prison sentence. He then moved for a new trial on the general grounds and, by amendment, on the ground of newly discovered evidence. After a hearing, the trial court denied the motion on the…