King v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for perjury. Before Judge Henry. Floyd superior court. July term, 1897. The plaintiff in error was indicted for perjury; and his bill of exceptions is upon the overruling of his demurrer to the indictment.
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Indictment for perjury. Before Judge Henry. Floyd superior court. July term, 1897. The plaintiff in error was indicted for perjury; and his bill of exceptions is upon the overruling of his demurrer to the indictment. The charge was, that on or about March 19, 1896, in a judicial proceeding then pending and being tided before the court and a jury in the city court of Floyd county, “at the March term; 1896, of said court, said court having jurisdiction to try the case then pending before it, said case being that of the Merchants National Bank of Nome, Georgia, against J. L. Camp, J. King and E.…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.
1. One ground of the demurrer to the special presentment was, that it did not charge that the accused intended to swear falsely. The presentment charged that the accused did “wilfully, knowingly, absolutely and falsely swear, in a matter material to the issue and point in question” (setting forth the alleged false testimony), and the accused “knew it was false at the time he so swore,” and the accused “did thereby commit wilful, intentional and corrupt perjury.” The word “wilful” is a part of the definition of perjury as contained in the statute. In common parlance, “ wilful ” means…
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