U.S. v. Wallach, No. 89-1544 (2nd Cir.) (935 F.2d 445) (May 31, 1991) (Judge Thomas J. Meskill)
Case held that where Govt. was unaware of witness' perjury, new trial is warranted only if the testimony was material and court is convinced that, but for such testimony, the defendant would likely not have been convicted.
In this case, a defendant (Chinn) had a secret agreement with his employer …
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