Etheridge v. State

Appellant was convicted of perjury, his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The record does not contain a statement of facts, but as the case is presented the evidence is not necessary to a decision.

The indictment charges perjury as having been committed in the County Court on a trial based alone on a complaint charging appellant with a violation of the gaming laws. In substance he testified in the gaming case that he did not play at a game of craps and was not present. A detail of the indictment is not necessary. It charges that he was tried on a complaint,…