Logan v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Polk County of perjury, and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary.

Appellant was indicted for giving false testimony before the grand jury in its investigation of a charge against one Ash for the illegal sale of liquor. It was in proof by a number of witnesses that appellant went before the grand jury and testified that Ash at a certain date did sell to him intoxicating liquors and that one Smithers was present at the time. It was also shown as a predicate for his appearance before the grand jury that appellant…