Case Name: Rogers v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1928-01-10
Citations: 37 Ga. App. 627
Docket Number: 18572
Parties: Rogers v. The State.
Judges: Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., eonour.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 37
Pages: 627–628

Head Matter:
18572.
Rogers v. The State.

Opinion:
Bkotles, C. J.
"Declarations oí a witness after trial, at variance with his sworn testimony, even when made under oath and explicity assorting that his testimony on the trial was false, do not constitute a cause for a new trial." Smarr v. Kerlin, 21 Ga. App. 813 (2) (95 S. E. 306), and cit. A fortiori, such declarations are not cause for a new trial on an extraordinary motion therefor, such motions not being favored by the courts. Under the above-stated rulings and the facts of the
Decided January 10, 1928.
W. N. Oliver, for plaintiff in- error.
Robert McMillan, solicitor-general, contra.
instant case, the overruling of the extraordinary motion for a new trial was-not error. Judgment affirmed.
Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., eonour.