Case Name: State of Iowa v. Alexander Anderson, Appellant
Court: Iowa Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Iowa
Decision Date: 1894-10-23
Citations: 92 Iowa 764
Docket Number: 
Parties: State of Iowa v. Alexander Anderson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Iowa Reports
Volume: 92
Pages: 764–765

Head Matter:
State of Iowa v. Alexander Anderson, Appellant.
Indictment: perjury. "Corruptly” is not an essential word, if equivalents are used.
Appeal from PowesMek District Court. — Hon. D. Ryan, Judge.
Tuesday, October 23, 1894.
Dependant was indicted, tried, and convicted of the crime of perjury, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of two years, and he appeals.
Affirmed.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This case is submitted upon a transcript of the record containing the indictment, demurrer to the indictment, plea of the defendant, record of the trial, motion in arrest of judgment, and the record of the sentence imposed upon the defendant. We do not have the testimony adduced upon the trial, or the instructions given by the court. The record presents the single question as to the sufficiency of the indictment. It is not alleged in express terms therein that the defendant "corruptly" gavo false testimony, but we think there are other words used in the indictment, which, when correctly interpreted, charge that the defendant willfully and intentionally testified falsely, with intent to have the magistrate before whom he was giving his testimony act thereon. It is not important that we set out the indictment. It is sufficient to say that we have carefully examined the question presented, and are satisfied that the indictment is good. Affirmed.