Commonwealth v. Giles

The defendant was indicted upon two counts alleging perjury before the special commission created by Res. 1962, c. 146 (the Crime Commission). The first count set out that he “being required by law to take an oath . . . and being duly sworn did willfully swear . . . falsely in a matter relative to which such oath . . . was required wherein the question was asked in substance . . . whether . . . [he] had any connection with the Nessex Engineering Company [Nessex] in the period . . . since it was formed . . . and to this . . . [he] did willfully and corruptly testify ... in substance . . . that…