People v. Joseph

The indictment charges perjury in verifying applications for pistol permits. In each of two applications verified before a notary the defendant swore that he had never been arrested or indicted or convicted of any crime or criminal offense. It is alleged that the defendant had been indicted three times in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and that he pleaded guilty to the latter indictment on June 9, 1924, and was fined $2,500.

The facts stated are not controverted. The only question raised on this motion is whether false swearing to an application for a…