People v. Reiss
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
Defendant was convicted of perjury in the second degree (Penal Law, § 1620-b). This crime is a misdemeanor (§ 1633), differing from perjury in the first degree (§ 1620-a), which is a felony, in that, in the lesser crime, the false testimony need not be material.
The basis of the offense charged herein was that defendant gave false testimony as a witness before an extraordinary grand jury. The falsity of the testimony was sufficiently established.
We find no reversible error was committed on the trial. We deem it unnecessary to dwell at length on any of the alleged errors assigned, other than…
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