Commonwealth v. YANNI

Opinion by

Eevin, P. J.,

These two cases were tried together and the appeals raise the same questions. For this reason they may be disposed of in one opinion.

The charges of perjury against the two defendants arose out of the testimony given before a special grand jury in 1962, which was convened for the purpose of investigating alleged corrupt practices in the Philadelphia city administration. The defendants were summoned to testify as to their respective connections with an $8,000.00 zoning incident. Their testimony was extensive and the parts which the parties have considered relevant were…