Case Name: Charles Gibson, Plaintiff in Error, v. The State of Florida, Defendant in Error
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1904-01
Citations: 47 Fla. 34
Docket Number: 
Parties: Charles Gibson, Plaintiff in Error, v. The State of Florida, Defendant in Error.
Judges: 
Reporter: Florida Reports
Volume: 47
Pages: 34–35

Head Matter:
Charles Gibson, Plaintiff in Error, v. The State of Florida, Defendant in Error.
Criminal Law — Perjury—Indictment—Materiality of Matter Falsely Sworn.
See the headnotes in Julius Brown v. State, decided and filed at the present term, that case being on all-fours with, and fully decisive of, this.
This case was decided by Division A.
Writ of error to the Criminal Court of Record for Escambia county.
The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
Chas. M. Coston for plaintiff in error.
W. H. Ellis, Attorney-General, for the State.

Opinion:
Taylor, C. J.
— The plaintiff in error here, defendant below, was informed against, tried, convicted and sentenced for the crime of perjury in the Criminal Court of Record of Escambia county, and seeks reversal here by writ of error. ,
We have at the present term disposed of the case of Julius Brown, plaintiff in error, against the State of Florida, reversing a conviction for perjury in the same court. The information in that case, and the evidence adduced therein are identical with the information and evidence in this, the only difference between the two records being that in that case the information was assailed by a motion to quash, and in this by motion in arrest of judgment. What is said in that case fully disposes of this. The judgment of the Criminal Court of Record of Escambia county in this cause, is, therefore, hereby reversed at the cost of the county of Escambia, and a new trial awarded.
Hocker and Cockrell, JJ., concur.
Carter, P. J., Shackleford and Whitfield, JJ., concur in the opinion.