Kimmel v. People

This was an indictment against John Kimmel, for perjury, returned by the grand jury to the circuit court of Union county, where a trial was had and the defendant convicted. A motion for a new trial was entered, which the • court overruled, and sentenced the accused to imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year. To reverse the judgment the defendant has sued out this writ of error, and assigns various errors.

The first error relied upon is, that the indictment is insufficient. It appears that a complaint was made before the grand jury against Charles M. Willard, for the crime of…