State v. Toscano

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

The defendant was convicted in the Bergen County Court on an indictment which charged false swearing in violation of R. S. 2:157-4. He appealed to the Appellate Division and the cause has been certified to this court under R. R. 1:10-1 (a).

On May 11, 1951 Charles Astore, John McLaughlin, William Malone and Joseph Mello were indicted for bookmaking. On the same day Anthony Astore,- a brother of Charles Astore, was also indicted for conspiracy to make book at the residence of Russell Pontilli. The defendant, an attorney-at-law, had theretofore…