STATE v. SMITH

No. 9260.

11 Utah 2d 287 (1961)

358 P.2d 342

STATE OF UTAH, PLAINTIFF AND RESPONDENT, v. RAY J. SMITH, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 3, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Galen Ross, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Walter L. Budge, Atty. Gen., Gordon A. Madsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


McDONOUGH, Justice.

Defendant Ray J. Smith was tried on the charge of perjury and found guilty by the jury. From the trial court's judgment on the verdict, defendant appealed to this court.

Defendant was subpoenaed to testify as a witness before the Davis County Grand Jury that was investigating polygamy. When testifying as a witness, defendant "could not remember" several important things that had happened only one or two days before. The record of defendant...

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