State v. Norris

On April 5, 1922, the Prosecuting Attorney of Dent County, Missouri, filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of said county his verified information, charging the above named defendant with the crime of perjury. He was arraigned, entered a plea of not guilty, tried before a jury, and, on April 6, 1922, the following verdict was returned:

"We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury, in swearing and testifying before a jury, before whom he was being tried in the Circuit Court of Dent County, Missouri, on the 12th day of April, 1921, for making whiskey,…