COM. v. ROBINSON


332 Pa.Super. 147 (1984)

480 A.2d 1229

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Alonzo ROBINSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley P. Stern, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Jane C. Greenspan, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before SPAETH, President Judge, and WIEAND and CIRILLO, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

In a trial for perjury, may the Commonwealth rely solely on documentary evidence to show the falsity of testimony given by the defendant in prior judicial proceedings? This is the first and more difficult issue raised by the appellant in this appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed for perjury. The second issue is whether appellant was deprived of a fair trial because the jury was able to discern from the Commonwealth's evidence that appellant's...

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