When a person lies in court it is referring to as "perjury". What is it refer to when a judge or a judges do it? How many times have you heard a judge "perjury" themselves in court? Then ask yourself when was the last time a judge was charged with perjury? Really and think for a second, this judge committed a crime. Yes, if a judge or anyone else lies in court and it can be proven then it is a Federal Crime.
o TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ PART I - CRIMES
§ CHAPTER 79 - PERJURY U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1621. Perjury generally
Section 1621. Perjury generally
Whoever -
(1) 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; or
(2) in any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement
under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 1746 of title
28, United States Code, willfully subscribes as true 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 under this title or imprisoned not more
than five years, or both. This section is applicable whether the
statement or subscription is made within or without the United
States.
United States Code
o TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ PART I - CRIMES
§ CHAPTER 79 - PERJURY U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1622. Subornation of perjury
Whoever procures another to commit any perjury is guilty of
subornation of perjury, and shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
o TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ PART I - CRIMES
§ CHAPTER 79 - PERJURY U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1623. False declarations before grand jury or court
Whoever under oath (or in any declaration, certificate,
verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted
under section 1746 of title 28, United States Code) in any
proceeding before or ancillary to any court or grand jury of the
United States knowingly makes any false material declaration or
makes or uses any other information, including any book, paper,
document, record, recording, or other material, knowing the same to
contain any false material declaration, shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(b) This section is applicable whether the conduct occurred
within or without the United States.
(c) An indictment or information for violation of this section
alleging that, in any proceedings before or ancillary to any court
or grand jury of the United States, the defendant under oath has
knowingly made two or more declarations, which are inconsistent to
the degree that one of them is necessarily false, need not specify
which declaration is false if -
(1) each declaration was material to the point in question, and
(2) each declaration was made within the period of the statute
of limitations for the offense charged under this section.
Now ask yourself when was the last time you heard the opposing counsel commit "perjury" or
your formal spouse, a witness? Now ask yourself when was the last time you did something
about it?