People v. Macard
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to superior court of Grand Rapids; Burlingame, J. William Macard was convicted of perjury, and sentenced to imprisonment for 15 years in the state prison at Marquette. The respondent was convicted of the crime of perjury, alleged to have been committed on the trial of his brother Charles for the murder of one Mrs. Mary McKendrick.
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Error to superior court of Grand Rapids; Burlingame, J. William Macard was convicted of perjury, and sentenced to imprisonment for 15 years in the state prison at Marquette. The respondent was convicted of the crime of perjury, alleged to have been committed on the trial of his brother Charles for the murder of one Mrs. Mary McKendrick. Upon that trial the people claimed that Charles Macard and Henry Prame came from Chicago to Grand Rapids, and remained at the home of the mother of Charles until the crime was committed, on January 17th following; that Charles and Prame slept together on…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
{after stating the facts).
1. The respondent’s counsel moved to quash the information upon the ground that the testimony given by respondent was not material to the issue on the trial of Charles Macard. This contention cannot be sustained. The substance of the alleged false testimony is set out in the information, and its materiality and falsity alleged. Prame was an important witness upon the murder trial. If it had been proven that he was not at Mrs. Macard’s on the night of the 16th, there would have been no direct evidence connecting Charles with the- murder. The whereabouts of Prame was,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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