Commonwealth v. White

The defendant appeals from his conviction by a Superior Court jury in January, 2006, of one count of perjury, G. L. c. 268, § 1, claiming his motions for a required finding of not guilty should have been allowed. We affirm.

Background. The defendant was indicted for allegedly committing pequry on two occasions during his jury trial in November, 2003, on charges of rape, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, and intimidation of a witness. These charges had arisen from allegations made by the *72complainant, then the defendant’s wife, after an incident during the…