Rothfuss v. Commonwealth

Appellant, Charles A. Rothfuss, seeks by this writ of error to reverse a judgment entered on a verdict convicting him of perjury and imposing a fine of $700.00. The decisive question presented is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the verdict.

The indictment for perjury is based on the testimony that appellant gave in his own behalf before the trial justice (now county judge) of Page county when tried on a warrant charging him with reckless driving. The events leading up to the trial of the reckless driving charge are not in dispute and may be summarized as follows:

At approximately…