Commonwealth v. Gore

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

Defendant, Lester E. Gore, having been found guilty by a jury, has appealed from conviction and sentence on a, charge of perjury in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County. His motion for a new trial was denied, and he was sentenced to the Eastern State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years.

The evidence presented by the Commonwealth established that defendant, a building inspector and secretary of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Philadelphia, testified under oath before the Special Grand Jury of March,…