Cox v. State

Citations

• 13 Tex. Ct. App. 479
• 1883 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 32

Syllabus

<p>1. Per.jtjry—Indictment.—See the statement of the ease for an indictment which, though inartistically drawn, is sufficient to charge the offense of perjury.</p> <p>3. Same—Evidence.—If, in a prosecution for perjury, but a single witness testifies to the falsity of the alleged false oath, and there is a want of corroborating evidence, it is the duty of the trial court to instruct the jury to acquit the defendant, and failure to so instruct is fatal to the conviction. (Code Crim. Proc., Art 745, et seq.)</p>