People v. White

This is an appeal by the State pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604 (a)(1) from the granting of defendant’s motion in arrest of judgment, following a jury verdict of guilty, on the grounds that the indictment was insufficient to charge perjury. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110A, sec. .604(a)(1).

The- defendant applied for and was issued liquor licenses by the State of Illinois and the city of Springfield in October 1970, during which time he was an elected member of the Board of Supervisors of Sangamon County. The Illinois Liquor Control Commission’s application form, which was filled out under…