This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol10 Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Wills, Administration", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
The acquittal of one charged with adultery in which he testified that he had not had sexual intercourse with the woman involved, bars a prosecution against him for perjury in so testifying in the adultery cause.81
But the innocence of an accused, in which a witness testified for him, is no defense to a charge of perjury.82
 
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