Thrasher v. State

Lola Thrasher, plaintiff in error, for convenience here referred to as the defendant, was by verdict of a jury found guilty of perjury, with her punishment fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of five years. From the judgment on the verdict she appeals.

The charge and conviction of perjury were based upon the alleged falsity of testimony given by the defendant in a habeas corpus proceeding brought by Dan O’Hara for the purpose of being admitted to bail upon a charge of murder then pending against him. It was shown by testimony on the part of the state, and admitted by the…