Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Broughton
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 12, 1978No. 2399PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
This appeal is from a judgment of sentence for perjury under the Crimes Code, Act of Dec. 6, 1972, P.L. 1482 No. 334, § 1, eff. June 6, 1973, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 4902(a).
Appellant was indicted for perjury and false swearing after he testified before a Special Investigating Grand Jury, empaneled to investigate possible corruption and mismanagement in the Food Services Division of the School District *372of Philadelphia. Appellant’s testimony was sought in connection with allegations that certain senior executives in the Food Services Division were receiving kickbacks from food brokers for…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- McNair's PetitionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth v. HeinbaughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by39 opinions
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