June 4, 1981.
GREGORY, Justice:
The respondent, William Henry Allen, Jr., was convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill. The State appeals from an order granting him a new trial on the basis of after-discovered evidence. We reverse.
At trial, the respondent testified he cut the prosecuting witness, Ballard, in self-defense after being threatened with injury and extortion. Ballard denied he made any threats. Approximately five months after...
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