People v. Guasti

From a judgment of guilty of perjury after trial before a jury, defendant appeals. There is also an appeal from the order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial and a purported appeal from the order denying his motion in arrest of judgment.

Facts: During the year 1946, Joseph F. Reed was assistant chief of police in the Los Angeles Police Department. The administrative vice squad of the police department was in his command and Lieutenant Rudolph Wellpott was in charge of the squad. James Fisk was on the administrative vice squad, on the team apprehending bookmakers. Undersheriff Arthur…