United States v. Brace

DE HAVEN, District Judge.

Indictment for subornation of perjury. The indictment contains three counts, and the defendant has demurred thereto for uncertainty, and upon the broad ground that the matters alleged do not constitute a public offense, in this: “That .the oath set out therein is extrajudicial, not authorized by law, and will not sustain an indictment for perjury or subornation of perjury.” The first count, in addition to the usual technical averments required in an indictment for subornation of perjury, charges that defendant instigated and procured one Howard A. Cotrell to appear in…