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Show PERJURY CASE PLEADEDATED Arguments pro and con on a defense de-fense motion for a directed verdict In favor of the defendant, continued Wedneeday in the K. Verne Mc-Cullough Mc-Cullough perjury trial before District Dis-trict Judge James W. Mt Kinney It waa the tenth day of tha trial, which apparently reached a halfway half-way point on Monday when the prosecution rested Its main case against Mr." MrCulough. Ha Is accused ac-cused of falsifying testimony In his own behalf at a city court contempt con-tempt hearing on April 14. On Monday, the Jury waa excused ex-cused in the expectation that arguments argu-ments on the defense motion would be concluded In half a day. Judge McKnney aince has extended the recess for ths eight talesmen to 10 a. m. Thursday As counsel for ths stats and defense de-fense continued presentation of their various views on legal questions raised by the motion, the discussions discus-sions went into common law extant ex-tant In 1776 and traced evolution of the perjury etatute up to the time that tha last Utah legislature acted on the penal coda referring to tha offense. No indication waa given by the Judge as to whether he would rule immediately upon the motion, or take It under advisement. |