People v. Robles

Defendant has been convicted of the crime of perjury, and appeals from the judgment and order denying his motion for a new trial. He has attacked the sufficiency of the indictment both by demurrer and motion in arrest of judgment, and to that attack we will address our attention.

As appears by the indictment, one Abbott was convicted of grand larceny. She. moved for a new trial upon the ground of newly discovered evidence. At the hearing of the motion her counsel used the affidavit of this defendant, which was sworn to by him before a party duly authorized to administer oaths. By this…