Court Opinion

ID: 9509343
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-06 21:45:32.142033+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:07:48.298638
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JUSTICE McDONOUGH,
dissenting:
I respectfully dissent. The appellant has met all of the conditions required for grant of a new trial. The newly discovered evidence was found subsequent to trial, the motion for new trial was diligently and timely made, the failure to previously produce the evidence was not for want of due diligence, and the new evidence was not cumulative.
As to the materiality of the new evidence, I believe it is not only material but just as probative or more so than the evidence produced at trial. This type of case, considering the antiquity, is one of limited available evidence and the courts should be considerate of all available evidence.
I would grant the motion for relief of judgment and grant a new trial.