Legal Opinion

Wilds v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 24, 1920PublishedCited by 14 opinions

A Writ of Error to tbe Criminal Court of Record for Hillsborough County; W. S. Graham, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtWest, J.

In this case plaintiff in error, referred to herein as defendant, was. tried and convicted in the Criminal Court of Record for Hillsborough County of the crime of perjury. To the sentence imposed he took writ of error from this court.

The alleged false swearing by defendant which is the basis of the perjury charge occurred, so it is alleged, in the giving of his evidence before a special master, in a suit for divorce brought by defendant against his wife.

*577There are a number of assignments of error, but the principal contention is that the proceeding in which the alleged false swearing by…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Matter of the Estate Op Bernard NewManCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Markey v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1904
  3. Lente v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Florida · 1886
  4. Lucy v. DeasSupreme Court of Florida · 1910
  5. Maynard v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Malone v. MeresSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  2. State Ex Rel. Reed v. BlitchSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
  3. Polk v. Chase National Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1935
  4. Towns v. State Ex Rel. Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  5. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1938

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