Commonwealth v. Powell
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 4 — INDICTMENT— APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. cited Wharton’s Crim. Law, 746. cited 1 Bibb, 294; Lb., 346; 1 Mon., 3; 6 Dana, 316; lb.,22Q; Wharton’s Am. Crim. Law, 2211, 2213, 2263; 2 Bishop’s Crim. Law, 864; 26 Maine, 69 ; 2 Hill S. Car., 290 ; 1 Binney, 544; 1 Smedes (§• Marshall, 149, 151; 33 Eng. Com. Lavo, 54; Revised Statutes, 182; 4 McLean’s Rep., 113; 2 Haywood, 56; 2 Hill’s S. Car.
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CASE 4 — INDICTMENT— APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. cited Wharton’s Crim. Law, 746. cited 1 Bibb, 294; Lb., 346; 1 Mon., 3; 6 Dana, 316; lb.,22Q; Wharton’s Am. Crim. Law, 2211, 2213, 2263; 2 Bishop’s Crim. Law, 864; 26 Maine, 69 ; 2 Hill S. Car., 290 ; 1 Binney, 544; 1 Smedes (§• Marshall, 149, 151; 33 Eng. Com. Lavo, 54; Revised Statutes, 182; 4 McLean’s Rep., 113; 2 Haywood, 56; 2 Hill’s S. Car. Rep., 290; 1 Carter, 232; 12 Metcalf, 229; 12 Mass., 276; Crim Code, secs. 136, 330; Wharton’s Precedents of Indict., pages 577, 578; 8 Gratt., 629 ; 7 Humph., 250; 21 Eng. Com. Law, 392.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE DUVALL
delivered the opinion of the court:
This was an indictment in the Kenton circuit court against Powell for false swearing.
The indictment charges, substantially, that on the 13th day of March, 1858, in a civil action then pending in the Kenton circuit court, judgment was rendered in favor of Goodson against said D. A. Powell; and that on the 29th June following said Powell, “ by way of talcing steps to open said judgment, and to be allowed to defend the same,” made an affidavit in writing, and swore to the same before a deputy clerk of said court, which affidavit contains the…
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