Watson v. State

Citations

• 96 Miss. 369
• 50 So. 627

Syllabus

<p>CRIMINAL Law and Procedure. Murder. Evidence. Questionable character. New trial. Newly discovered evidence.</p> <p>Where a defendant was convicted of murder on testimony of such doubtful character as to make it gravely questionable whether the court should not vacate the verdict independently of other considerations, a new trial should be granted because of newly discovered evidence strongly tending to show defendant’s innocence.</p>