Oregon Supreme Court, 1877

State v. Witham

State v. Witham
Oregon Supreme Court · Decided December 15, 1877 · McArthur
6 Or. 366

State v. Witham

Opinion of the Court

By the Court, McArthur, J.:

The indictment herein is fatally defective, because it fails to show that the testimony, alleged to be false, was material to some controversy or matter which was being investigated by the grand jury, and which that body had jurisdiction to inquire into. In all indictments for perjury or subornation of perjury, it is necessary to set forth the substance of the controversy or matter in respect to which the crime was committed. (Grim. Code, sec. 87.)

Judgment affirmed.

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