United States v. Taylor

MEMORANDUM DECISION

LYNCH, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Roosevelt Taylor, Jr. is being prosecuted pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1623 1 for six counts of perjury for making false declarations during testimony before a grand jury. One of the requirements for conviction under section 1623 2 is that such declarations be “material” to the grand jury proceeding in which they are made. The United States has moved for a determination by the court that the false declarations alleged in the indictment are material as a matter of law. Defendant opposes the motion primarily on the grounds that the issue…