Legal Opinion
People v. White
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 18, 1954No. Crim. 2940PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooling, J.
Appellant was convicted by a jury on each of five counts of perjury. The basis of the convictions was that appellant executed five affidavits, each attached to' a petition to submit a proposed amendment to the charter of the city of Santa Cruz, in each of which he falsely stated that he was the person who circulated the petition to which the affidavit was attached and that all of the signatures to such petition were made in his presence.
It is established that to support a conviction of perjury the false oath must be one authorized or required by law (People v. Brophy, 49 Cal.App.2d 15 [120…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People v. BrophyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
- People v. FrenchCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
- People v. MillsapCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
3Cited by16 opinions
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