For a defendant to be convicted of the crime of perjury in the first degree, the People must adduce proof sufficient to establish, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a person "swears falsely and * * * his false statement (a) consists of testimony, and (b) is material to the action, proceeding or matter in which it is made." (Penal Law § 210.15.) We agree with the People on this appeal that the evidence against defendant Joseph Siggia was, in fact, sufficient as a matter...
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