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Bell v. the State of Georgia, 227 Ga. 800, 183 S.E.2d 357 (1971) is one of several cases in which the Supreme Court of Georgia set forth the standard by which an extraordinary motion for a new trial is to be judged. In order for a defendant to succeed when making such a motion after having discovered new evidence, the defendant must show 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bell v. the State )〕 These six criteria have appeared in a number of other decisions of the Georgia Supreme Court, including ''Timberlake v. the State'' and the majority opinion in ''Davis v. the State'' (see Troy Anthony Davis). This court decision and similar ones in the same and other U.S. states are designed to ensure the finality of jury verdicts. It is therefore necessary for defense lawyers to present all exculpatory evidence at trial rather than bringing such evidence before the courts in a piecemeal manner; however, some〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Where is justice for me?" The case of Troy Davis, facing execution in Georgia )〕 have criticized the principle of finality of jury verdicts as increasing the possibility of errors in death penalty cases. == Sources == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bell v. State」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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