United States v. Palese

MARIS, Circuit Judge.

On April 15, 1942 the grand jury for the District of Delaware, which was investigating alleged violations of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1925, 2 U.S.C.A. § 250, in connection with a general election held in Delaware on November 5, 1940, called Paul Palese, as a witness. As a result of the testimony which he there gave under oath, Palese was indicted 1 for having committed perjury in violation of § 125 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C.A. § 231.

At the trial upon the perjury charge the Government called three witnesses. The stenographer who took the notes of the grand…