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84 Miss. 187

State v. Booker

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1904

Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1904-03-15

From the .circuit court of Tippah county. Hon. J. B. Boothe, Judge. Booker, the appellee, was indicted for an attempt to suborn a witness to commit perjury.

Decided 1904-03-15

Calhoon, J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2The indictment in this ease is bad in that it does not charge that the words of which an attempt at subornation of perjury is predicated were material to any issue, nor cure the omission by stating facts showing clearly that they were material. Jennings v. State (Miss.), 7 South., 462; State v. Silverberg, 78 Miss., 858; 29 South., 761. The demurrer to it was properly sustained.

¶3Affirmed.

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