Melton v. State

The appeal is from a conviction of perjury. Defendant testified before the grand jury that he had not played cards in Hale County since January 1, 1916, and had not seen others do so.

To establish the falsity of this testimony, the State relied on the evidence given by the witnesses Cox and Patrick, each of whom testified that he had played a game of cards with appellant in Hale County since January 1, 1916, and prior to the time appellant gave his evidence before the grand jury. The cross-examination of these witnesses developed facts from which the jury might have concluded that they entered…