State v. Randazzo

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Labrecque, J. A. D.

Defendant Joseph Randazzo, Jr. appeals from his conviction for false swearing (N. J. S. 2A:131-4).

Defendant had been engaged in the operation of an auto body shop in Clifton, New Jersey, and had applied for and been denied a zoning variance to permit enlargement of his business at a new location. In a later investigation of alleged corruption in Clifton by the Passaic County grand jury, he was called as a witness as to an alleged attempt to extort money from him in exchange for favorable action by the *581board of adjustment on his…