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Perjury Grading

12 十月, 2015 - 15:13

Perjury is generally graded as a felony,   1 with a potential sentencing enhancement for committing perjury that causes another to be sentenced to prison or the death penalty.  2 The Model Penal Code grades perjury as a felony of the third degree (Model Penal Code § 241.1(1)). Subornation of perjury is also graded as a felony.  3 However, because of the procedural difficulties in successfully convicting a defendant of perjury and subornation of perjury, these crimes are not often prosecuted. Nonetheless, the threat of a felony conviction still serves as a deterrent and helps to ensure that witnesses testify truthfully in judicial and official proceedings and give accurate statements in certified writings.