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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Define the elements of perjury.
- Identify the issues commonly encountered in a perjury prosecution.
- Identify a potential defense to perjury.
- Define perjury by inconsistent statements and subornation of perjury.
- Analyze perjury and subornation of perjury grading.
- Define the elements of bribery, identify the primary difficulty in a prosecution for this offense, and analyze bribery grading.
- Define the elements of various forms of obstruction of justice, and analyze obstruction of justice grading.
Crimes against the administration of justice impede the government’s ability to carry out the important functions of prosecuting and convicting criminals, which, in turn, destroys citizens’ confidence that the US legal system is effective in ensuring individual safety and security. This section analyzes perjury, bribery, and obstruction of justice, along with the issues commonly encountered when prosecuting these offenses. Additional statutes criminalizing contempt of court, resisting arrest, and escape are also available for review.
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