Galloway v. State

Elliott, J

Galloioay was indicted, tried and convicted for perjury in testifying as a witness. A motion for a new trial was interposed, but it was overruled, and judgment rendered on the verdict. Before pleading, a motion was made by Galloway to quash the indictment, which the court overruled. This ruling presents the first question here.

The first objection urged to the indictment is that it does not show that the trial, in which the perjury is alleged to have been committed, was had in or before the court. It is alleged in the indictment that “at the July term of the Marion Criminal Circuit…