Griffin v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1949-05-31

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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. <span class="citation multipl…

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