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Stephens v. State

Court of Appeals of Alabama
Jan 11, 1938
178 So. 245 (Ala. Crim. App. 1938)

Opinion

4 Div. 334.

December 14, 1937. Rehearing Denied January 11, 1938.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Houston County; D.C. Halstead, Judge.

Jasper Stephens was convicted of assault with intent to murder, and he appeals.

Affirmed.

L. A. Farmer, of Dothan, for appellant.

A. A. Carmichael, Atty. Gen., for the State.


On the trial of this case, the evidence for the State tended to prove the charge as laid in the indictment, and that for the defendant sought to establish his plea of self-defense. The evidence was in conflict, and the trial was conducted without error on the part of the trial judge.

After the verdict of the jury had been returned, finding the defendant guilty, there was motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. And this motion was, by the court, overruled.

The evidence offered on this motion as to testimony of the two witnesses was negative, and merely cumulative. This being the case, the motion for a new trial was properly overruled.

We find no error in the record, and the judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Stephens v. State

Court of Appeals of Alabama
Jan 11, 1938
178 So. 245 (Ala. Crim. App. 1938)
Case details for

Stephens v. State

Case Details

Full title:STEPHENS v. STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Jan 11, 1938

Citations

178 So. 245 (Ala. Crim. App. 1938)
28 Ala. App. 51

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