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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

United States v. Glover.
    A promissory oath cannot he the subject of an indictment for perjury.
    Indictment for perjury, upon the insolvent’s oath that he would “ deliver up, convey, and transfer all his property,” &c., but he did not deliver up a promissory note which he had obtained after having made oath to his schedule, and before his oath made before the judge.
   The Court

(Morsell, J., absent,)

at the request of Mr. Wal-lach and Mr. Dandridge, for the defendant, instructed the jury that a promissory oath could not be the subject of a prosecution for perjury.

Memorandum. January 14th,. 1832. On account of the session of the Supreme Court of the United States, this Court adjourned to the third Monday in March next.