State v. Day
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendant was indicted in the district court for Pipestone county for the crime of perjury by falsely swearing that Eva Sample was over eighteen years of age. The case was tried before P. E. Brown, J., and a jury which found defendant guilty. Erom an order denying defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Appellant was convicted of perjury in having falsely made a statement under oath, when applying to the clerk of the district court of Pipestone county for a marriage license, that Eva Sample, the girl he proposed to marry, was of the full age of eighteen years, whereas in fact she was then less than sixteen years of age.-
1. The state introduced in evidence page 201 of Record B of Marriage Licenses; the same being the application of appellant for a license to marry Eva Sample. The record was objected to upon the ground that it was not properly authenticated by the seal. The clerk of the…
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