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Jones v. State

Citations

  • 711 S.W.2d 35
  • 1986 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 743

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  • holding that if it appears to trial court that, under circumstances of case, weight or credibility of new evidence is not such that it would probably bring about different result in new trial, it is within trial court’s discretion to deny motion
  • affirming denial of motion for new trial and holding that testimony of new witness, that State’s witness wrongly testified that he saw new witness on evening of crime, was only impeachment evidence
  • trial court is within its discretion to deny motion for new trial where it appears newly discovered evidence would not probably bring about a different result

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Judges: Clinton, Onion, Teague, Miller

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