Comm., Aplt. v. King, D. (Majority Opinion)

State: Pennsylvania

Docket No: 44 EAP 2005

Case Date: 12/30/2007

Plaintiff: Comm., Aplt.

Defendant: King, D. (Majority Opinion)

Preview:[J-115-2007] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, BALDWIN, FITZGERALD, JJ.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : : Appellant : : : v. : : : DUANE KING, : : Appellee : : : :

No. 44 EAP 2005 Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court entered on March 8, 2005 at No. 525 EDA 2004 (reargument denied May 11, 2005) vacating the Judgment of Sentence in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Criminal Division, entered January 28, 2004 at No. 03031004.

ARGUED: April 3, 2006 RE-SUBMITTED: September 25, 2007

OPINION

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE CAPPY*

DECIDED: December 28, 2007

The question presented in this appeal is the proper interpretation of the perjury statute, 18 Pa.C.S.

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