Congress has approved legislation that would prevent any president from withdrawing the United States from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress. The measure, spearheade…
What I’m saying is not that you can opt not to swear in, but that there are ways to commit perjury even if you have not.
In my experience, anyone who takes the stand is sworn in, it’s just a formality that is not the reason for perjury.
Sort of an “all dogs have 4 legs but not everything with 4 legs is a dog” thing.
I should hold off on posting until I make more sense
Edit: actually I’m full of shit, and you generally get charged with something lesser than perjury if you’re not under oath.
If you give a false statement but you are not under oath or make false claims without knowledge or malice, your statement will likely not reach the level of perjury charges
Only witnesses who make false statements under oath can be convicted of perjury, and they must also have intentionally misled the court. If you give a false statement but you are not under oath or make false claims without knowledge or malice, your statement will likely not reach the level of perjury charges.
Is there case law on that? I’m not aware of anyone that testifies before a court without being sworn in?
What I’m saying is not that you can opt not to swear in, but that there are ways to commit perjury even if you have not.
In my experience, anyone who takes the stand is sworn in, it’s just a formality that is not the reason for perjury.
Sort of an “all dogs have 4 legs but not everything with 4 legs is a dog” thing.
I should hold off on posting until I make more sense
Edit: actually I’m full of shit, and you generally get charged with something lesser than perjury if you’re not under oath.
Well that’s it for me for a while lol
This site disagrees with you:
https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/criminal-defense/the-truth-about-perjury.html#:~:text=Only witnesses who make false,the level of perjury charges.
Yeah I edited that in. Did not realize it was a lesser charge. Time to sit the next few plays out.