People v. Lieberman

In a two-count information, the defendant is charged with the crime of perjury in the second degree, in that, when he testified before the Grand Jury in a case entitled “ People v. Schwartz ” he denied that he had two certain telephone conversations with the complainant Wise, concerning a certain promissory note alleged to have been executed by the defendant, payable to the order of Schwartz.

In perjury cases, falsity must be established by two witnesses or by one witness supported by strong corroborative evidence. (People v. Rosenburg, 203 Misc. 22.) A conviction of perjury cannot be had on…