Perjury (contradictory Statements Under Oath): Hearing Before a Subcommittee on the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-first Congress, Second Session on S. 933, to Extend the Law Relating to Perjury to the Willful Giving of Contradictory Statements Nder Oath. March 10, 1950 |
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... innocent man as much as indicted for contradictory statements , if those statements are really made in good faith . This bill ought to be pretty strong for the defendant , as far as it can go to carry out your idea . It appears to me ...
... innocent man as much as indicted for contradictory statements , if those statements are really made in good faith . This bill ought to be pretty strong for the defendant , as far as it can go to carry out your idea . It appears to me ...
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... innocent people and it would be fortunate for the whole country if our prosecutor would be very discriminating and look out for the interests of the innocent as well as to convict the guilty . That is the equal duty of the prosecutor to ...
... innocent people and it would be fortunate for the whole country if our prosecutor would be very discriminating and look out for the interests of the innocent as well as to convict the guilty . That is the equal duty of the prosecutor to ...
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... innocent ne . al of that ght put a g is a good and our e old law good text of it , we esting to know of , ur rather ion , and library thing . through y of it . history ? PERJURY Mr. DAGGER . I believe not , Senator . 9 Senator WITHERS ...
... innocent ne . al of that ght put a g is a good and our e old law good text of it , we esting to know of , ur rather ion , and library thing . through y of it . history ? PERJURY Mr. DAGGER . I believe not , Senator . 9 Senator WITHERS ...
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... innocent . I think you can see the things that are troubling me . I know they have troubled you , too , some of them . Is there any other witness in the Department who will appear that you know of ? Mr. DAGGER . Not at present , so far ...
... innocent . I think you can see the things that are troubling me . I know they have troubled you , too , some of them . Is there any other witness in the Department who will appear that you know of ? Mr. DAGGER . Not at present , so far ...
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1st sess admin AESS affidavit attorney authorizes an oath believe Blackstone BRARY certify truly chairman committee competent tribunal CONGR THE LIBRARY CONGRESS LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY contradictory statements contradictory testimony convicted DAGGER declaration defendant Department of Justice falsity Federal perjury statute Federal statute fully and contrary GARRETT L grand jury guilty of perjury HOMER FERGUSON indicted innocent judicial proceeding June 25 LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIBRARY RES LIBRARY THE LIBRARY material matter ment Miss MOYNAHAN otherwise expressly provided proceedings in respect proof proposed amendment prosecutor provided by law quantitative rule RARY RES THE LIBRARY Senator WITHERS single perjurious statement statem statements are involved statements in judicial statements under oath statute of limitations subscribes any material taken an oath testify testimony or statements thing title 18 trial true two-witness rule United States authorizes Wigmore willfully gives witness and corroborating
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Page 2 - Every person who, having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true, is guilty of perjury...
Page 1 - ... an oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed, is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true, is guilty of perjury, and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Page 1 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title 18, United States Code, section 241, is amended to read as follows : "SEC.
Page 1 - Code, chapter 79. to add a new section, 1623, to extend the law relating to perjury to the willful giving of contradictory statements under oath; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Page 2 - The amendment consists of the italicized interpolated addition of the phiase "or willfully gives or makes contradictory testimony or statements in judicial proceedings in respect to any material matter...
Page 1 - ... contradictory testimony or statements in judicial proceedings in respect to any material matter, is guilty of perjury, and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Page 1 - Washington, DC The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:30 am, in room 424, Senate Office Building, Hon.