Jones v. State

PRENDERGAST, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of perjury and assessed the lowest punishment.

The alleged false testimony was given before the grand jury on or about October 10, 1913. The indictment followed the statute and the standard forms therefor which have many times been held sufficient. It alleges that appellant appeared before the duly organized grand jury and was sworn by the foreman thereof as required by law. Whereupon, it then and there became and was a material inquiry before said grand jury and necessary for the due administration of the criminal laws of the State of…