Legal Opinion

State v. McGee

Utah Supreme Court

Decided October 6, 1971No. 12412Published

1Opinion of the Court

HENRIOD, Justice:

Appeal from a conviction in a jury trial for subornation of perjury. Affirmed.

McGee previously had been tried for grand larceny. He testified that he had not stolen a pistol, subject of the theft. One Williams, as defense witness, testified that he, Williams, had lied about it. Although his testimony at times was subject to some evasion and equivocation, the record amply justified the jury in believing that he perjured himself and that such perjury was suborned by McGee, — which makes the second point on appeal anent insufficiency of evidence without merit.

The only other…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. RenswickSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
  2. State v. GleasonUtah Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Commonwealth v. LeitchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  4. State v. JohnsonMontana Supreme Court · 1962

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