McClerkin v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to tlie Circuit Court for Leon county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice VanValkenburgh
delivere 1 the opinion of the court. •
On the 20th day of October, A. D. 1881, at a term of the Circuit Court of the Fifth Judicial Circuit held in and for the county of Marion, the grand jury found an indictment against the plaintiff in error, Robert McClerkin, for the crime of perjury. He was duly arraigned, plead not guilty, was tried and was found by the jury guilty. Counsel for the defendant then moved for a new trial upon the following grounds:
1st. Because the verdict of the jury was found upon the testimony of one witness, and not upon the testimony of two witnesses as is required by…
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