Richardson v. State

Appellant was convicted of the crime of perjury upon a plea of not guilty and without the intervention of a jury. She was sentenced to the Indiana Women’s Prison for the period of not less than one nor more than ten years.

The evidence in this case is as follows:

During the month of August, 1966, the Marion County Grand Jury was conducting an investigation of prostitution, pandering and related crimes which were reported to be occuring in an area in Indianapolis known as the “strip.” On August 24, 1966, the appellant, Mary Richardson, was called as a witness to testify before the grand jury and…