State v. Lawrence

Defendant was convicted on two counts of perjury by false swearing as a result of a trial by court. 18 V.S.A. § 2904. The first count pertained to defendant’s testimony during the trial of State v. Young (Docket No. 132-73, Franklin Superior Court), wherein he testified that he was discharged from military service because of medical complications resulting from an appendectomy. In actuality he was discharged for character unsuitability, for behavior disorders unrelated to the operation and for apathy as a soldier. The second count related to the identical testimony given in a deposition in…