State v. Preuett
State v. Preuett
Opinion of the Court
Defendants, having been convicted of willfully shooting at two persons named in the indictment, and sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor, appeal to' this court, but have made no appearance here, either in person or by counsel.
It is not alleged that the person said to have been discovered did not testify in the case, but, even had it been, it would not have furnished sufficient ground to require the granting of a new trial.
“The intention to impeach the testimony of witnesses as given at the trial is not a legal ground for a new trial.” State v. Gauthreaux et al., 38 La. Ann. 611; State v. Young, 107 La. 620, 31 South. 993.
Judgment affirmed.
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- (Syllabus by the Court.) 1. Criminal Law The overruling of a motion for continuance in a criminal case will not be reviewed by this court where no bill of exception was reserved. 2. Criminal Law &wkey;>942(l) — Newly Discovered Evidence — Impeaching Evidence. The intention to impeach the testimony of witnesses, as given on the trial in a criminal case, by newly discovered evidence, is not a legal ground requiring the granting of a new trial.