Legal Opinion
United States v. Meyers
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 2, 1948No. Criminal Nos. 1413—47, 1414—47PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, Justice.
In this case there are two indictments against the defendant, Bennett E. Meyers, one charging him with perjury and the other with subornation of pe’rjury. Both offenses are alleged to have been committed in connection with testimony given before a *487subcommittee of a Special Committee of the United States Senate. The first and principal objection advanced by the defendant to the indictments, is that the offenses set forth therein are not punishable as crimes, in that the District of Columbia perjury statute (D.C.Code, 1940, Title 22, § 2501)1 does not comprise false testimony…
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