Coulter v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Turner

Reversing.

An indictment was returned against appellant wherein it was attempted to charge him with false swearing; his demurrer to the indictment was overruled, and being placed upon trial he was found guilty, and from that judgment he appeals.

Several reasons are given for reversal, but in view of our conclusion as to the sufficiency of the indictment we will consider only one.

The indictment is as follows: “The grand jury of Monroe County, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse James Coulter of the crime of false swearing,…