Offenses Involving Judicial Procedure

Question 1

What is perjury?

Answer 1

Perjury is the intentional taking of a false oath (lying) in regard to a material matter (i.e., one that might affect the outcome) in a judicial proceeding.

Question 2

What is subornation of perjury?

Answer 2

Procuring or inducing another to commit perjury

Question 3

What is bribery? (common law + modern view)

Answer 3

(Common Law) The corrupt payment or receipt of anything of value for official action

(Modern View) Extended to nonpublic officials, and either the offering of a bribe or the taking of a bribe may constitute the crime.

Question 4

What is compounding a crime? (+ modern view)

Answer 4

Compounding consists of agreeing, for valuable consideration, not to prosecute another for a felony or to conceal the commission of a felony or whereabouts of a felon.

(Modern View) The definition refers to any crime.

Question 5

What is misprision of a felony? (CL + modern)

Answer 5

(Common Law) Consisted of the failure to disclose knowledge of the commission of a felony or to prevent the commission of a felony.

(Modern View) No longer a crime, or if it remains a crime, requires some affirmative action in aid of the felon.