State v. Brady

Parks, J.:

This is an appeal from a jury verdict which found William J. Brady guilty of two counts of perjury (K.S.A. 21-3805).

The facts may be summarized as follows: Defendant Brady drafted a will for Ruth Janet Hunter, who was a patient in an Atchison, Kansas, hospital. Miss Hunter signed the will which was witnessed by Brady and his secretary on July 17, 1975.

Following Miss Hunter’s death in August, 1975, Brady offered this will for probate. The validity of the testatrix’s signature was questioned by one of the heirs and an investigation followed. The defendant’s deposition was taken on…