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As far as I can tell from the relevant (I believe) 18USC §1621 [0], the failure to volunteer information is not perjury; it requires actively providing informat
by lb1lf 8y ago
As far as I can tell from the relevant (I believe) 18USC §1621 [0], the failure to volunteer information is not perjury; it requires actively providing information you do not believe to be true.
That would, in my non-lawyer eyes, make it incredibly hard to convict anyone of perjury as it seems you'd need to prove what was going on in the mind of the accused at the time, and good luck with that.
[0] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1621 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1621
- shakna 8y agoWould not the swearing in, where you promise to tell the whole truth be where you perjure yourself, if you withhold evidence?
- boomboomsubban 8y agoWitnesses are under oath, not the prosecution.
- shakna 8y agoCurious, in my country, before being allowed to speak in a criminal court, witnesses, defense and prosecution must all take the oath.
- inetknght 8y agoShould the prosecutor not be held to higher standards?