State v. Mounkes

Citations

• 91 Kan. 653
• 138 P. 410
• 1914 Kan. LEXIS 95

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Criminal Law — False Testimony — New Trial Should be Granted. In a criminal action where it is shown on a motion for a new trial that false and perjured testimony, which the defendant had no fair opportunity to rebut at the trial, probably influenced the jury to find him guilty, it is the duty of the court to set the conviction aside and grant a new trial.</p>