Legal Opinion

Harper v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided April 16, 1918No. 8 Div. 535PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Jackson County; W. W. Haralson, Judge. Solomon N. Harper was convicted of perjury,' and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.

The Indictment charges that the defendant on his examination as a witness, in the case of the State v. Will Machen, Elijah Murphy, and another, then on trial for grand larceny, after having been duly sworn—.“falsely swore that he spent the Saturday night before Easter Sunday, 1915-, at the home of Will Machen; that he got there about an hour before sundown and remained there all night, and until up in the day, some 8 or 9 o’clock on Easter Sunday morning before leaving; that the said Will Machen was at home that night and also the next morning, and if he left his_ home during the night…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Roman v. LentzSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
  2. Todd v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1872
  4. Bradford v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
  5. Jordan v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Pressley v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
  2. Gilchrist v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1922
  3. Howard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  5. Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918

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