Goins v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Rees

Affirming.

The appellant, Marcus Groins, has been convicted of the. crime of false swearing and sentenced to a term. of one year in the penitentiary. The evidence for the commonwealth discloses substantially the following facts:

William Catron shot and killed Barlow Stanley. Marcus Groins was present when the killing occurred, and before the trial of Catron, who was charged with murder, he was interviewed by Jesse Stanley, father of the deceased; R. L. Pope, an attorney who had been employed to assist in the prosecution of Catron; and Coy Adams.…