State v. Ah Lee
Oregon Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court for Multnomah county. , The defendant was convicted of the crime of perjury, from which judgment he has appealed.
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Appeal from the circuit court for Multnomah county. , The defendant was convicted of the crime of perjury, from which judgment he has appealed. The indictment, after averring that a criminal charge was pending before the police judge of the city of Portland against one Pon Long, wherein this defendant was duly called and sworn as a witness, and that certain questions became and were material, which are fully set out in the indictment, proceeds as follows: “The said Ah Jo, so sworn as aforesaid, then and there on said hearing falsely, corruptly, wilfully, knowingly and maliciously before said…
1Opinion of the CourtStkahan, J.
Upon the argument here, three points were insisted upon by the appellant’s counsel: First, error in the court below in overruling the demurrer to the indictment; second, error in admitting hearsay evidence; third, a variance between the evidence and the indictment.
1. The objection to the indictment will first be considered. It is that it is not alleged in the indictment that the defendant knew that the testimony given by him was false. Much of the learning found in the books in reference to the sufficiency of an indictment for the crime of perjury, and the particularity requisite in such…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. BrownOregon Supreme Court · 1879
- Belverman v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- State v. SpencerOregon Supreme Court · 1876
- State v. DodsonOregon Supreme Court · 1870
- People v. ParsonsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1856
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- State v. WestonOregon Supreme Court · 1921
- State of Oregon v. HollandOregon Supreme Court · 1954
- State v. GuglielmoOregon Supreme Court · 1905
- State v. HosmerOregon Supreme Court · 1914
- State v. WhitmanOregon Supreme Court · 1914
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