Shelton v. United States

PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.

Appellant was indicted, tried by a jury, convicted, and sentenced to serve one to three years, for perjury. The prosecution was in the name of the United States by the United States Attorney, and the trial was by the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. The indictment was in two counts. The facts alleged were that the defendant had secured from the Department of Vehicles and Traffic of the District of Columbia a certificate of title for a Chevrolet automobile; that later he surrendered the original certificate as burned and mutilated…