Sentences with phrase «perjury trial»

Although a judge is unlikely to slap a witness for saying more than «Yes» or «No» in that circumstance, you can also refuse to testify on 5th Amendment grounds (any answer, under the circumstance, could be used as evidence against you in a perjury trial — this has happened, probably more than once).

When I started this blog last February in the middle of the Scooter Libby perjury trial, one of the best jury resources was the live blog of that trial at firedoglake.com.

Jury selection began today in the perjury trial of former White House aide I. Lewis «Scooter» Libby.

The perjury trial for the first officer begins tomorrow, with the other officers facing separate trials some time next year.

The federal prosecutors ripped Kerik for backtracking under oath as a government witness in the 2012 Bronx perjury trial of contractors Frank and Peter DiTommaso.

15:16 - And now Jim Sheridan asks about Tommy Sheridan's perjury trial, and the News of the World journalist who is alleged to have misled the trial.

Not exact matches

The author, who served as a member of the British Parliament and once ran for mayor of London, was convicted in 2001 of committing perjury during a 1987 libel trial.

His dream came true when Eugene Morris, who had represented his father, introduced Donald to Morris» first cousin, the infamous Sen. Joe McCarthy's lawyer, Roy Cohn, who had stood trial multiple times for bribery, perjury and extortion but had never been convicted.

Luka Modric is under investigation for perjury after changing his testimony during the trial of former Dinamo Zagreb chairman Zdravko Mamic.

Former MSP Tommy Sheridan has been charged with perjury after a year - long investigation into his successful libel trial against the News of the World.

The Oct. 31 poll showed that Grimm, who is scheduled to stand trial in February on fraud, tax evasion, perjury and other charges, had a 19 - point lead over Recchia as the grueling campaign entered its final weekend before Election Day.

If it's himself and he lies and then is caught lying he commits perjury and THEN a criminal trial will be forthcoming.

Willcock J.A. finds misapprehension of the evidence going «to the core» of the Trial Judge's finding perjury was proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

Most people think that perjury can only occur when you are on the witness stand in a criminal trial.

The safeguards of cross-examination and perjury are something, but that's really what happens after a criminal trial goes ahead, not from the fact of the complaint itself.

Shortly after the verdict, Hardin and Clark moved for a new trial based on this letter proving that the jailhouse informant committed perjury.

Subsequently he was charged with perjury: the trial judge dismissed the case based...

In fact some circles are wagering on what comes first, Mr. Bonds breaking the record or Mr. Bonds being indicted by the government for perjury in the trial of a sports lab / nutrition centre.

He subsequently pleaded guilty to perjury arising out of untruthful evidence he gave at the murder trial.

Subsequently he was charged with perjury: the trial judge dismissed the case based on his having recanted (which is a defense to perjury).

Lawyers in courtroom cases tend to prepare interrogatories (questions) to be answered under penalty of perjury, set depositions, conduct opposition research to put the other spouse in the worst possible light, and prepare for trial.