Legal Opinion
Sharron v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 5, 1926No. 259PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHand, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The chief question is whether the indictment is good. At common law it was necessary, not only to allege as *690part of the “assignment of perjury,” that the accused knew that the oath was false, and that in fact it was, but also what the truth was. Bartlett v. U. S., 106 F. 884, 46 C. C. A. 19 (C. C. A. 9); U. S. v. Pettus (C. C.) 84 F. 791. But the stringency of the law in relation to the crime has in some respects been moderated (R. S. § 5396 [Comp. St. § 1687]), and there seems to us no reason why, under R. S. § 1025 (Comp. St. § 1691), it should be any…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Markham v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- United States v. FreedU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1910
- Bartlett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1901
- Atkinson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
- United States v. PettusU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Tennessee · 1897
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. Louis A. Marchisio, John H. Seiter and W. Ward WhippleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- United States v. HissCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- United States v. RemingtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- United States v. OttoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- People v. MazzaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
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