Commonwealth v. Bobanic
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 40 April T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1914, No. 1, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Andrew Bobanic. Indictment for perjury. Before Heck, J. Prom the record it appeared that the prosecutrix was Violet M. Boliver. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of “guilty as indicted” on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 40 April T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Dec. T., 1914, No. 1, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Andrew Bobanic. Indictment for perjury. Before Heck, J. Prom the record it appeared that the prosecutrix was Violet M. Boliver. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of “guilty as indicted” on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings and instructions sufficiently set ^orth in the opinion of the Superior Court. To sustain the charge of perjury the testimony…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion bv
Henderson, J.,
The charge of perjury against the appellant arose out of a controversy between Mrs. Violet Boliver and Fedor Tode in regard to a lease for certain premises in the City of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Boliver caused a judgment to be entered against Tode on a lease containing a warrant of attorney for the confession of judgment. Tode, denying that he executed the lease, made application to the Court of Common Pleas to open the judgment, on which application a rule to show cause was granted. The appellant was called as a witness in behalf of the defendant in the judgment and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Goersen v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
- Williams v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
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- Steinman v. McWilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1847
- Hendricks v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1866
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