Murray v. Commonwealth

DAVIS, Commissioner.

A jury found George Murray guilty of false swearing and fixed his penalty at imprisonment for one year, the minimum punishment prescribed by KRS 432.170. He attacks the judgment of conviction, assigning as bases for reversal that (1) the indictment was fatally defective; (2) the trial judge erroneously declined to vacate the bench; (3) change of venue should have been granted; (4) improper comment of prosecuting attorney prejudiced appellant’s right to a fair trial; (5) a directed verdict of acquittal should have been given; and (6) the instructions were erroneous.

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