Legal Opinion
People v. Root
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 15, 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Silverman, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, convicting him on a jury verdict of perjury in the third degree (Penal Law, § 210.05) and sentencing him to a three-year term of probation thereon.
Defendant, an attorney, was convicted of perjury because of his having verified a false bill of particulars in a personal injury action in which the plaintiff, Biggica, was his client. There is no dispute as to the falsity of this bill of particulars but conviction requires that it be shown that the defendant "intentionally makes a false statement…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. WatsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. DoyleNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- People v. GerksNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
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