GARDNER, P. J.
The defendant, on the one hand, contends that the allegations of the indictment set forth the offense of perjury; and, on the other hand, the State contends that the indictment sets forth the offense of false swearing. Code § 26-4003 defines false swearing as follows: "False swearing shall consist in wilfully, knowingly, absolutely, and falsely swearing, either with or without laying the hand on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God, or affirming...
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