Porter v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Daviess Circuit Court wherein appellant was accused and convicted of perjury. The issues were formed by an amended affidavit charging appellant with the crime of perjury and appellant’s plea of not guilty thereto, the same having been entered after the court had overruled appellant’s motion to quash the amend ed affidavit. The cause was tried before a jury which brought in a verdict of guilty. Appellant was sentenced to the Indiana State Prison for a term of not less than one year nor more than ten years. A motion for new trial was duly filed and…