State v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from gt. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Leo 8. Rassieur, Judge (1) The information follows the language of the statute and contains every essential element necessary to the offense charged. Secs. 4346, and 4351, E. S. 1909; Sherwood’s Com. on Crim. Law, pp. 413-416; Kelley’s Grim. Law & Prac. (2 Ed.), p. 563. The use of the words “maliciously and falsely” sufficiently charges that the defendant knew the witness would swear falsely.
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Appeal from gt. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Leo 8. Rassieur, Judge (1) The information follows the language of the statute and contains every essential element necessary to the offense charged. Secs. 4346, and 4351, E. S. 1909; Sherwood’s Com. on Crim. Law, pp. 413-416; Kelley’s Grim. Law & Prac. (2 Ed.), p. 563. The use of the words “maliciously and falsely” sufficiently charges that the defendant knew the witness would swear falsely. Commonwealth v. Devine, 155- Mass. 224; Stewart v. State, 22 Ohio St. 477; 2 Wharton’s Criminal Law (11 Ed.), p. 1731. (2) Where the information contains…
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, O.
On November 9, 1911, defendant was tried and convicted of the crime of subornation of perjury in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, and his punishment assessed at seven years in the penitentiary. From the judgment and sentence he appeals to this court.
The information charges the defendant with having wilfully, feloniously, maliciously, falsely and corruptly persuaded, incited, procured and suborned one Byrd D. Harris to do and commit wilful and corrupt perjury, by testifying as he did in a case tried on the *56612th day of October, 1911, wherein the State of Missouri was…
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