Legal Opinion

People v. Gleason

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 21, 1954PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBotein, J.

Defendant John B. Gleason was convicted, after trial in the Court of General Sessions, on each of the four counts in an indictment charging him with the crime of perjury in the first degree. He was accused of giving false testimony before a Grand Jury that was investigating a conspiracy to extort money from contractors in the business of installing oil burner systems in buildings located in the city of New York.

On the trial the District Attorney staked out distinct chronological boundaries in the presentation of his proof. The first part relates to the formation of the illegal scheme in 1947…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Blumenthal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Heike v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Weiler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. People v. . BeckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  5. Egan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. People v. StanardNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  2. People v. GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. MitchellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
  4. People v. Le GrandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  5. State v. CrowderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1961

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