United States v. Grayson Diggs

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Grayson Diggs appeals his conviction by a jury for perjury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1621. Defendant’s sole contention is that the Government’s evidence was insufficient to satisfy the so-called “two-witness” requirement for perjury convictions. We find the requirement to have been met and affirm the conviction.

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In the spring of 1976 a lawfully impaneled grand jury of the District Court for the Southern District on Indiana was investigating the alleged criminal activities of John D. Lind, including his ownership of illegal weapons. In the course of…