Case ID: root_1/html/0331-02.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Peck v. State.
    On a petition for a new trial in a criminal prosecution on the ground of new evidence, and before judgment the cause was continued, the prisoner in such case admitted to bail.
    Petition for a new trial, stating that the petitioner was prosecuted and convicted by verdict of the jury before this court for counterfeiting certain pieces of coined money; that thereupon he was taken into custody and committed to gaol; that he was surprised with the testimony of some witnesses respecting certain facts which took place at Glastonbury; also with the testimony of Jaeklin, a negro man, upon which the jury convicted him; that he is able by certain new testimony to explain the testimony of the witnesses from Grlastenbury; also to prove that the character of said Jacklinj negro man, is bad in point of truth and veracity, and prays for a new trial.
   The court received the petition and continued it; judgment not being made up; against him, hei was admitted to bail.