People v. Di Giacomo

The defendant, who is the appellant herein, was charged with, tried by a jury for, and convicted of the offense of perjury, i.e., a violation of section 118 of the Penal Code, moved for a new trial, which was denied; was placed on probation; and appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial and from the judgment of conviction, i.e., the order granting probation.

The determinative issues presented by this appeal concern the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the judgment of conviction under the rule prescribing the quantity and quality of evidence required in perjury cases; and…