People v. Clemente

Defendant was convicted on two charges of perjury in the first degree with respect to testimony that he gave before a private and a public hearing of the New York State Crime Commission. The commission was then inquiring into the claimed criminal and chaotic economic conditions existing on the New York City waterfront. The investigation was one conducted pursuant to directions contained in an Executive Order of the Governor of the State. It received wide publicity. One of the results of the investigation was the enactment of legislation which made drastic changes in the regulation and…