Opinion ID: 286439
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Perjury Issue.

Text: 72 1. In paragraph 5 of his 2255 motion, Osborn claims that the government knowingly introduced perjured testimony through its witness, Robert D. Vick, (hereinafter referred to as 'Vick' or the 'witness') in the prosecution of the criminal case against Osborn in May 1964. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals by its rulings on April 9, 1968, and June 10, 1968, ordered this court to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the perjury issue in this 2255 proceeding. 73 2. Osborn's contention that Vick committed perjury is directed to Vick's answers given at the trial to certain questions about whether the Government had paid or promised him anything for his testimony. There were two lines of examination at the trial relevant to this issue. The first line of questioning dealt with Vick's employment by the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department and his assignment or transfer to the United States Marshal's office as a result of his involvement in the Osborn case. Vick's testimony concerning this transfer was as follows: 74