¶1delivered the opinion of the court.
¶2The motion for a new trial should have been sustained, so that appellant'might obtain the benefit of the newly discovered testimony, which, if true, will entitle him to an acquittal.
¶3Reversed and remanded.
107 Miss. 166
Roundtree v. State
Decided March 15, 1914
Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1914-03-15
circuit court of Lincoln county. Hon. D. M. Miller,. Judge. Wesley Roundtree was convicted of obtaining goods under false pretense and made a motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. From an -order overruling the motion he appeals. Appellant was convicted of obtaining goods under false pretenses.
Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently June 1971
2 state decisions
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Decided 1914-03-15
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