Perjury is an act of lying under oath
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Is lying at all in a testimony considered perjury?
Say Bob was murdered at a coffee shop, and Jerry was a witness at the scene. At the trial, he is under oath, and gives his testimony. In his testimony, he explicitly claims that he was watching America's Funniest Home Videos up to the point when the…
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Why aren't all guilty people charged with perjury
Say you are convicted of murder, for example. When you go to court, and plead not guilty under oath, isn't that perjury, since you're lying by saying that you didn't do it?
"Perjury is a criminal act that occurs when a person lies or makes…
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How should you respond if called to testify in court without committing perjury?
Fortunately, I have not been a witness at court yet, and these scenarios are theoretical, but if I were, say if I witnessed a murder, then...
How much would I be expected to reveal if not directly connected to the case? For example, if I was asked,…
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Charged with perjury without specific action
Suppose a person testifies, under oath, on two different occasions, as to certain events. The two sworn testimonies are in direct and clear contradiction to each other. For example, one time Jane Doe testifies that Joe Smith was present at a…
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When family members are aware of a crime of someone from the family but refuse to testify , are they held liable for perjury?
What do family members that don't want to testify against their family members usually do ? do they face the penalty ?
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Different kinds of perjury?
To convict someone of perjury, I would think it must be proved that in a statement under oath either
they knowingly said something untruthful, or
they knowingly told less than the whole truth, or
both.
What percent of convictions for perjury fall…
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Did Michael Flynn commit crimes other than perjury?
I understand that he pleaded guilty to perjury. On the things that he lied about, were any of them indictable offenses? Would he have been likely to be convicted?
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In a divorce case, the attorney knowingly allows his client to commit perjury
What kind of accountability is the attorney subject to?
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self-deception and dishonesty
Is it generally taught in law schools that if no person other than one who utters a false statement can be deceived by it, then there is no dishonesty?
[I tried to put an "ethics" tag on this question. There is no such tag and I am told I cannot…
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