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Lying in court is not a crime. You need to be under oath to be able to commit perjury, e.g. by being a witness who is giving testimony which in turn will be use
by sigmoid10 4y ago
Lying in court is not a crime. You need to be under oath to be able to commit perjury, e.g. by being a witness who is giving testimony which in turn will be used as evidence. Everyone else can lie as much as they want without fear of repercussions.
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoIn the US, attorneys are officers of the court. They are forbidden from lying to the court at all times. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/officer_of_the_court https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/officer_of_the_court
- sigmoid10 4y agoDid noone here read the article? It says the defendants were the ones who were lying. The attorneys just tried to cast doubt on the evidence, which was at best exacerbated by the defendant's claims.
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoThe discussion evolved beyond the article.