"False testimony" refers to the act of providing dishonest or untrue statements under oath or in a legal setting, with the intention to deceive or mislead others.
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Unfortunately for the brother, he had given
false testimony in a deposition that was taken concerning his knowledge of his relationship to his mother during the earlier part of the case.
For criminal defendants who committed no crime, the pressure can feel harder in deciding whether to go to trial or enter a negotiated settlement, seeing that sometimes innocent people get convicted, whether because
of false testimony, erroneous connection to evidence, or faulty evidence.
Next, the chairwoman was accused of giving
false testimony under oath to the city council at a different hearing in December.
The leader of the New York City Housing Authority gave
false testimony about lead paint inspections to the City Council last month, according to an explosive letter released the same...
Mr Mills is accused of accepting $ 600,000 (# 315,000) from Mr Berlusconi in 1997 in exchange for giving
false testimony on the former premier's behalf in two corruption charges.
The ninth commandment, which warns against
bearing false testimony of any kind about one's neighbor, must remain in the forefront.
Recently the blog celebrated the organization's first exoneration, of a man named John Smith; he had been convicted of murder
by false testimony.
ZAGREB: Real Madrid's Luka Modric was charged Friday with giving
false testimony at the corruption trial of Dinamo Zagreb's powerful former chief Zdravko Mamic, prosecutors said.
There was a question whether the Democratic governor gave «
intentionally false testimony» to the commission about having written an $ 850 check in advance for two tickets, special counsel Judith Kaye, the state's former chief judge, said in an August report.
Bill Cosby's wife claimed in a statement Thursday that her husband's accuser gave
false testimony during the trial that ended last week, and demanded an investigation of the district attorney.
Fulfillment: Matthew 26:59 - 60 Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to
obtain false testimony against Jesus, in order that they might put Him to death; and they did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward.
The extreme sanctions which in certain codes strike the false witness well marks the degree of indignation that
false testimony evokes in the common conscience.
In intention, whatever the juridical overtones, the prohibition means to suppress any and all «witness» that
constitutes false testimony against the neighbor, and the depreciation, even destruction, of his reputation.
The door staff provided
false testimony which was contradicted by video that bystanders had taken and the DA ended up reducing the charges to what had actually occurred which was a misdemeanor assault for which Gracie served no time and did a few weeks of community service.
Federal prosecutors said the two men were accused of «using intimidation threats and corrupt persuasion to pressure... witnesses, including co-conspirators not to cooperate with the federal investigation, to provide false information,
including false testimony under oath, and to withhold relevant information from» federal investigators.
From rookie lawyer to Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright has become a legend of the courts as he defends seemingly guilty clients, pieces together evidence, and tears
apart false testimonies.
The whole thing could be very comical, but I can't help thinking of all the political propaganda that was built on their «consensus» and all the money squandered based on
such false testimony.
Moreover, in a series of court cases, Merchant has also been reprimanded by judges, one of whom said Merchant offered «
false testimony attempting to provide an evidentiary basis for a non-existent agreement.»
Even false testimony or the concealment of assets during a divorce proceeding might not be enough to enable you to vacate your divorce.
Torres has already excoriated NYCHA head Shola Olatoye for providing
false testimony about workers being certified to conduct lead inspections.
This is doing violence and
bearing false testimony of what the text actually says, and moreover betrays arrogance, for what we would be saying is, in fact, «we know better.
In a statement, the DORH said: «State Attorney's Office in Osijek opened the investigation against Croatian citizen (1985) due to the existence of reasonable doubt that when giving testimony before the County Court in Osijek committed a crime against justice by giving
false testimony under Article 305, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code / 11.
De Blasio blamed everyone but the chair of the New York City Housing Authority — namely, the city's Department of Investigation, the media and NYCHA middle managers — in defending her for
providing false testimony to the NYC Council on lead inspections at 4,200 apartments with kids.
A researcher accused of fraud last week for allegedly hiring actors to give
false testimony at his own scientific misconduct hearing, William Fals - Stewart, a clinical psychologist formerly at the University of Buffalo, New York, was found dead in his home this morning, the Buffalo News reports.
There was a question whether the Democratic governor gave «
intentionally false testimony» to the commission about having written an $ 850 check in advance for two tickets, special counsel Judith Kaye, the state's former chief judge, said in a report.
«Each purchase of a white Coca - Cola can supports:
false testimony on global warming; perpetration of the myth about endangered polar bears... activism to fight the development of affordable coal, oil and natural gas; hypocrites who won't follow their own recommendations; and expansion of already excessive environmental regulations.
6) You shall not commit murder (Hate is murder at heart - 1John 3:15) 7) You shall not commit adultery (Lust is adultery at heart - Matthew 5:28) 8) You shall not steal 9) You shall not give
false testimony against your neighbor 10) You shall not covel... anything belonging to your neighbor
«It's clear that Attorney General Sessions
gave false testimony under oath at his hearing,» Gillibrand said.
Qualcomm has countered with a patent suit and argued that Cupertino, California - based Apple encouraged regulators from South Korea to the U.S. to take action against it based on
false testimony.
Exactly one week after her husband was convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault, Bill Cosby's wife released a strongly worded statement charging that the key witness in the trial gave
false testimony and...
19You know the commandments: «Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give
false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.»
Matthew 15:19 - 20 read: «For example, out of the heart come wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thieveries,
false testimonies, blasphemies.
The one place where the word «tahat» isn't used in in the 2nd case which deals with a witness who gives
false testimony.
20 You know the commandments: «You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give
false testimony, honor your father and mother.»