Adams v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 33. — PROSECUTION AGAINST JOE ADAMS FOR PERJURY. — Appeal from Boyle Circuit Court. W. C. Bell, Circuit Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals. 1. It was necessary for the indictment to allege that the grand jury before which appellant was sworn had under investigation some specific public offense. 3. In an indictment for false swearing it is extremely important to allege that the accused swore to that which is false, knowing it to be false. 3. To convict appellant on a…
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Case 33. — PROSECUTION AGAINST JOE ADAMS FOR PERJURY. — Appeal from Boyle Circuit Court. W. C. Bell, Circuit Judge. Defendant convicted and appeals. 1. It was necessary for the indictment to allege that the grand jury before which appellant was sworn had under investigation some specific public offense. 3. In an indictment for false swearing it is extremely important to allege that the accused swore to that which is false, knowing it to be false. 3. To convict appellant on a charge of false swearing, it was necessary to have the testimony of two witnesses, or one witness and corroborating…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Chief Justice Hobson.
Reversing.
Appellant, Joe Adams, was indicted in the Boyle circuit court for false swearing. He demurred to the indictment. His demurrer was overruled. On the trial he was found guilty, and his punishment fixed at one year in the penitentiary. The indictment against him is in these words: “The grand jury of the county of Boyle in the name and by the authority of the commonwealth aforesaid accuses Joe Adams of *260the crime of false swearing committed in manner and form as follows: The said Joe Adams in the county and State aforesaid, on the-day of April,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Williams v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
- Levi v. Fidelity Trust & Safety Vault Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
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- Pipes v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Tudor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Williams v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- Commonwealth v. Garner, Alias TaylorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Commonwealth v. PolleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
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