People v. Maestas

Respondent, Frank Everly Maestas, was found guilty of first-degree perjury, section 18-8-502, C.R.S. 1973. The indictment charged him with having given materially false testimony before a grand jury. The court of appeals reversed the conviction, holding that Maestas’ statements to the grand jury were not material to the outcome of the grand jury proceedings. We reverse the court of appeals.

Maestas was called to testify before the grand jury of El Paso County, which was investigating a heroin distribution ring in Colorado ■ Springs. The investigation was conducted by the Attorney General’s…