Taylor v. State
| Decision Date | 03 June 1893 |
| Citation | 22 S.W. 974 |
| Parties | TAYLOR v. STATE. |
| Court | Texas Court of Criminal Appeals |
Appeal from district court, Taylor county; T. M. Conner, Judge.
J. Taylor was convicted of perjury, and appeals. Reversed.
Lockett & Joiner and J. W. Thomas, for appellant. R. L. Henry, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
Appellant was convicted of the offense of perjury. Ivy was the only witness who testified to the falsity of the statement charged. He was not corroborated as to any material fact testified by him. In order to authorize a conviction of this offense the perjury must be proved by two credible witnesses, or by one credible witness strongly corroborated by other evidence as to the falsity of the defendant's statement upon which the perjury is assigned. Willson's Crim. St. § 2460. As presented by the record, the evidence does not support the conviction. The judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded. Judges all present and concurring.
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