Legal Opinion

People v. Velella

New York Court of General Session of the Peace

Decided June 21, 1961PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBenjamin Gassman, J.

The indictment charges the defendant with two counts of perjury in the first degree. The first count charges the defendant with falsely swearing to a material matter before the State Athletic Commission that he did not hear a conversation between one Anthony Salerno and one William P. Rosensohn concerning a loan to be made by Salerno to Rosensohn in the sum of $10,000, in connection with the promotion of the first Patterson-Johansson world championship fight held on June 26, 1959. The second count of the indictment charged the defendant with falsely swearing before the Grand Jury that one…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. . LedwonNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  2. Woodbeck v. KellerNew York Supreme Court · 1826
  3. People v. GleasonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
  4. People v. HenryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
  5. People v. PhillipsNew York Supreme Court · 1958

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  2. People v. SacchitellaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
  3. State v. TreadwellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
  4. People v. HigginsNew York Supreme Court · 1977
  5. People v. ArenaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

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