GRIFFIN v. UNITED STATES

No. 417.

336 U.S. 704 (1949)

GRIFFIN v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 25, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Kelly argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were James R. Reynolds and J. Louis O'Connor.

Charles B. Murray argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Campbell, Robert S. Erdahl and Philip R. Monahan.


MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case was brought here under § 1254 (1) of Title 28 of the United States Code to review the dismissal by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia of an appeal from the denial of a motion for a new trial on the ground of evidence discovered after the petitioner had been convicted of murder in the first degree. 335 U.S. 866. The decisive issue is the admissibility of that evidence. The question...

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