Dr. Alexander v. Spaeth v. United States

MARTIN, Circuit Judge.

This is the second appeal by Dr. Alexander V. Spaeth from a judgment of conviction and sentence on the verdict of a jury, finding him guilty of perjury.

The opinion of this court on the first appeal, reversing the judgment of the district court and remanding the case for a new trial, is published in 6 Cir., 218 F.2d 361. We held, among other things, that the defendant was entitled to an instruction based on Weiler v. United States, 323 U.S. 606, 65 S.Ct. 548, 89 L.Ed. 495, to the effect that, in prosecutions for perjury, the uncorroborated testimony of one witness is…