MATTHEWS v. UNITED STATES

No. 778.

161 U.S. 500 (1896)

MATTHEWS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 16, 1896.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W.J. Townsend for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Whitney for defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The only point suggested by counsel for plaintiff in error upon which to obtain a reversal of the judgment is the fact of the variance between the indictment and the proof as to the day when the alleged perjury was committed. We think the decision of the court below was clearly right. The cases cited by counsel for plaintiff in error, in regard to the necessity for specific and accurate...

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