Legal Opinion
State v. Parrish
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 13, 1911No. 18,923PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Acadia; William Campbell. Judge. N. K. Parrish was indicted for perjury. From an order quashing the indictment, the state appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The indictment charged the defendant with having appeared on the 16th day of December, 1910, before a notary public and taken the oath to answer the following question:
“Q. Have you ever been charged with violating any of the laws of the state or municipality?”
To which he answered:
“No.”
It was further charged in the indictment that twice before the date he took the oath he had been tried and sentenced in the parish of Caddo for selling liquor without a license.
The indictment charged that the oath taken was “corrupt perjury.” (We use the words of the indictment.)
The record, in the case before us…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. WymberlySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
3Cited by4 opinions
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