Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1877

Simms v. State

Simms v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 1, 1877 · White
1 Tex. Ct. App. 627

Simms v. State

Opinion of the Court

White, J.

We have examined the record in this case with great care to ascertain whether there was any error committed in the proceedings which resulted in the judgment of conviction in the lower court. We have been able to find none.

The charge of the court presented the law applicable to the facts, and the facts fully warranted the verdict of the jury.

As to the motion for a new trial on the ground of newly-discovered testimony, the affidavit should at least disclose facts which would have been sufficient on a motion for a continuance. The rule in regard to the latter motion, as laid down by the supreme court, is that affiant should state, not only the source of his information as to what could be proved by the absent witness, but, further, that he believes the information to be true. Brown v. The State, 23 Texas, 199. The defendant must also satisfy the court that it was not wanting to due diligence that the evidence could not sooner be obtained or discovered. Watts v. Johnson, 4 Texas, 311; Madden v. Shepard, 3 Texas, 49 ; Koontz v. The State, 41 Texas, 570.

The judgment of the lower court is affirmed. ■

Affirmed.

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