This is an appeal .from a judgment of the district court denying the petition of Joe S. *307Valdez for a writ of error coram nobis to set aside his conviction of the crime of assault with a deadly weapon and to grant him a new trial.

The judgment of conviction, based upon a jury verdict of guilty, was appealed and this coürt affirmed.1 At the trial, Valdez had been identified by the victim, Jose Don Valerio, as the person who had stabbed him. There were no other witnesses who testified that Valdez did the stabbing. Valdez denied the stabbing and was corroborated to some extent by his girl friend, Shirley Wilkerson.

Valdez’s petition for writ of coram nobis is based upon newly discovered evidence which is to the effect that one Kelly Valdez was told by the victim, after' the stabbing but -before trial, that he was not sure who had stabbed him; also that Shirley Wilkerson had failed to include in her trial testimony the fact that she had seen an Indian put a knife in his pocket during the affray in the tavern. '

A hearing was held upon Valdez’s petition at which both Kelly Valdez and Miss Wilkerson testified. The latter told her story concerning the Indian and ex7 plained that her failure to so testify at the trial was at Valdez’s request because the Indian was his friend. For obvious reasons this changed testimony cannot be classed as newly discovered evidence and could not even remotely support the petition.2 .

As to the evidence which Kelly Valdez attempted to supply, he testified that he, along with Miss Wilkerson and petitioner’s wife, paid a visit to Valerio’s home shortly after the day of the stabbing. A conversation took place with Valerio’s wife being present. According to Kelly, (who characterized himself as a “far away cousin” of petitioner) Valerio, during the course of the conversation, stated that he was not sure who stabbed him. Both Valerio and his wife denied that such a statement was made. Kelly also testified that he did not impart this information to petitioner until after the- latter had been convicted and was serving time in the State Prison.

In dismissing-the petition, the trial court made written findings to the effect that Valerio had not made such a statement and *308that Valerio knew at the time of the assault the identity of his assailant (Valdez) and still does.

These findings are more than justified by the evidence presented at the hearing. Kelly’s testimony was vague and weak,3 to say the least, and the court below was entitled to disbelieve him and believe the testimony of the Valerios.

Since the trial court found that this “newly discovered evidence” did not exist, the petition for writ of error coram nobis was properly dismissed.

Affirmed.