Jewell v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Perry, Commissioner

Reversing.

The appellants, Boone Jewell and Matt Jones, were jointly indicted by the grand jury of Lee county for the offense of false swearing, denounced by section 1174, Kentucky Statutes (KRS 432.170).

Upon their joint trial on this charge, appellants having entered pleas of not guilty and filed demurrers to the indictment, which were overruled, they were found guilty by the verdict of the jury, upon which judgment was accordingly pronounced, fixing their punishment at imprisonment for one year each.

A new trial having been refused them, they…