McCoy v. State

This conviction was for perjury. On the trial of Dock Baines for assault with intent to murder Minnie Freeman, appellant testified that Dock Baines was at his (Baines') residence all the time between the hours of about 6 o'clock p.m. and 9 o'clock p.m. on the night of August 9, 1900. This was alleged to be material and false. Several grounds of objection were urged to the indictment, which we believe to be well taken. If an alibi was to be proved by this testimony in favor of Baines then the material question was not alleged. That question was, whether Baines was at the place of the assault…