Cornelson v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the district court of Major county upon a charge of perjury and sentenced to serve a term of five years in the state penitentiary.

The following brief statement of facts will explain the contentions made. In October, 1923, a trial Was had in the county court of Major county upon a charge of the violation of the prohibitory liquor law; this charge of perjury is predicated upon his testimony in that case. The amended information charges that it became a material question whether in that case he was at a certain place,…