State v. Zagone
State v. Zagone
Opinion of the Court
In the first place, the evidence in question cannot be said to be newly discovered evidence in the sense of the law; at the time of. the trial accused knew the width of the street in front of his own door, and the color of the bags used in his business, and whether he had refused to sell beer. Moreover, the fact that he had refused to sell beer to any particular individual would not be admissible in evidence, for several obvious reasons. In the second place, if said evidence had been newly discovered and admissible, motions for new trial depending upon the weight of newly discovered evidence are left largely, if not entirely, to the discretion of the trial judge.
Judgment affirmed.
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- (Syllabus by Editorial Staff.) 1. Criminal Law (§ 1158*) — Appeal—Matters Review able. In criminal prosecutions the Supreme Court is without jurisdiction of questions of fact. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 3067-3071; Dec. Dig. § 1158.*] 2. Criminal Law (§ 938*) —New Trial — Newly Discovered Evidence. In a prosecution for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors, accused is not entitled to a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence that the street upon which his place of business was located was so wide that the prosecuting witness could not, from across the street, have seen sales of intoxicating liquor, that the bags used by accused in his business were of a different color from the one which the prosecuting witness testified was around a bottle of whisky, and that accused had refused to sell to a newly discovered witness intoxicating liquor, for such matters must have been within accused’s knowledge before trial. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2306-2315, 2317; Dec. Dig. § 938.*] 3. Intoxicating Liquors (§ 235*) — Oeeenses —Evidence—Admissibility. In a prosecution for the sale of intoxicating liquors without a license, evidence that accused had refused to sell liquor to a particular individual is not admissible. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Intoxicating Liquors, Cent. Dig. § 299; Dec. Dig. § 235.*] 4. Criminal Law (§ 938*) — New Trial — Discretion oe Trial Court. The granting of a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence rests largely, if not entirely, in the discretion of the trial court. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2306-2315, 2317; Dec. Dig. § 938.*]