Jenkinson v. State

Indictment for perjury. Plea, not guilty. ’ Yerdict and judgment for the state.

The indictment charges the defendant with wilfully, corruptly, and falsely swearing to the truth of a plea, which he filed in a suit instituted against him by one Gentle, which suit was founded on a promissory note, &c.

There are several errors assigned, but the only one that we deem material is, that illegal testimony was admitted against the prisoner. The facts connected with this part of the cause are as follows: — A witness introduced and sworn on behalf of the prosecution, stated that he was the defendant’s…