Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Rossi, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-12-01
Citations: 210 A.D.2d 2
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John Rossi, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 210
Pages: 2–3

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v John Rossi, Appellant.
[619 NYS2d 558]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Jeffrey Atlas, J.), rendered September 28, 1993, convicting defendant, after a nonjury trial, of perjury in the first degree, and making a punishable false written statement, and sentencing him to a term of probation, unanimously affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People, the evidence adduced at the defendant's trial estab lishes his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (People v Malizia, 62 NY2d 755, 757, cert denied 469 US 932). Not only was the evidence of falsity sufficient but it is also clear that defendant's statement was a material factor as to whether the Grand Jury would indict the suspect since defendant's testimony turned a case based upon circumstantial evidence into one of direct evidence (see, People v Davis, 53 NY2d 164, 171). Concur—Murphy, P. J., Rosenberger, Ross, Rubin and Williams, JJ.