Corley v. State
Corley v. State
Opinion of the Court
1. Newly discovered evidence to discredit the only witness for the State is not cause for granting a new trial over the refusal of the trial judge.
2. That the accused refused to sell liquor to another is not admissible evidence to show that he did not sell to a particular person on a different occasion. Judgment affirmed.
Corley was indicted for illegal sale of liquor in Rock-dale county, and upon conviction he moved for a new trial on the general grounds and because of newly discovered evidence. At the trial one Brodnax testified that he bought a pint of brandy from the defendant at his home in Rockdale county, and in a day or two afterwards paid him twenty-five or thirty cents for it; that defendant lived near the Gwinnett county line, and was ruuning a distillery in that county ; that he had no ill-will against defendant, but did object to the distillery, as it was not far from where he (witness) lived;« and that he did not prosecute. The defendant introduced no evidence, but stated that he never sold Brodnax any brandy but gave him a pint, for which no charge was made, that Brodnax never paid him anything for it then or afterwards, and that Brodnax had had a grudge against him ever since he put up a dis
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