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249 F.2d 94

Docket No. 16853.

Fallen v. United States

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided Nov. 13, 1957.

Rehearing Denied Dec. 10, 1957.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1957-11-13

Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently September 1995

3 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Relies on Harrison v. United States · Balestreri v. United States · Fallen v. United States

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1957-11-13

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¶1*95Mark Dunahoo, Winder, Ga., for appellant.

¶2William C. Calhoun, U. S. Atty., Augusta, Ga., Donald H. Fraser, Asst. U. S. Atty., Savannah, Ga., for appellee.

¶3Before RIVES, TUTTLE and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5Appellant’s original conviction was affirmed by this Court in Fallen v. United States, 220 F.2d 946. In that opinion also, we found no abuse of discretion by the district court in denying the appellant’s motion for new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. The present appeal is from a denial of another such motion. The district court found that the alleged newly discovered evidence was cumulative and impeaching in character.

¶6The denial of such a motion for new trial is appealable, Harrison v. United States, 5 Cir., 1951, 191 F.2d 874, 876; Balestreri v. United States, 9 Cir., 1955, 224 F.2d 915, 916. A careful examination of the record, including the affidavits setting forth the alleged newly discovered evidence, convinces us that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion. See same authorities. No useful purpose would be served by setting out the substance of the affidavits and their relation to the evidence upon which appellant was convicted.

¶7The judgment of the district court is Affirmed.

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