UNITED STATES v. DIGGS

No. 76-2039.

560 F.2d 266 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Grayson DIGGS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 1, 1977.

Rehearing Denied August 25, 1977.

Certiorari Denied October 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Samper, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind., for defendant-appellant.

James B. Young, U.S. Atty., John D. Tinder, Asst. U.S. Atty., Indianapolis, Ind., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, SPRECHER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Grayson Diggs appeals his conviction by a jury for perjury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1621. Defendant's sole contention is that the Government's evidence was insufficient to satisfy the so-called "two-witness" requirement for perjury convictions. We find the requirement to have been met and affirm the conviction.

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In the spring of 1976 a lawfully impaneled grand jury of the District Court for the...

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