Wofford v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Wofford v. State

56 So. 162, 99 Miss. 759

CourtMississippi Supreme Court

DecidedMarch 15, 1911

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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Wofford v. State, 56 So. 162, 99 Miss. 759 (Mich. 1911).

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Smith, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The fourth instruction, granted by the court at the request of the state, is erroneous. It omits the qualifying-clause that the false swearing must have been intentionally and corruptly done. White v. State, 52 Miss. 216; Railroad Company v. Hedrick, 62 Miss. 28; Railroad Co. v. McCoy, 85 Miss. 391, 37 South. 706; Davis v. State, 89 Miss. 119, 42 South. 541; Bell v. State, 90 Miss. 104, 43 South. 84; Turner v. State, 95 Miss. 879, 50 South. 629; Waldrop v. State, 54 South. 66.

Reversed and remanded.

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Smith, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The fourth instruction, granted by the court at the request of the state, is erroneous. It omits the qualifying-clause that the false swearing must have been intentionally and corruptly done. White v. State, 52 Miss. 216; Railroad Company v. Hedrick, 62 Miss. 28; Railroad Co. v. McCoy, 85 Miss. 391, 37 South. 706; Davis v. State, 89 Miss. 119, 42 South. 541; Bell v. State, 90 Miss. 104, 43 South. 84; Turner v. State, 95 Miss. 879, 50 South. 629; Waldrop v. State, 54 South. 66.

Reversed and remanded.

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56 So. 162, 99 Miss. 759, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/wofford-v-state-miss-1911.

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