Adams v. United States

Appellant was convicted of perjury for testifying before a grand jury that he was in a certain -barbershop in Los Angeles on February 28, 1950. The materiality of the testimony lay in the fact that the grand jury was investigating the murder of one Davidian who on the date mentioned had been slain in Fresno, California. It appears that the indictment (described as No. 21,101) charging a narcotics offense had been returned against Davidian and several ■other persons, including appellant, and that Davidian was expected to testify for the government on the trial of that indictment.

Appellant’s…