Offenses Involving Judicial Procedure

Question 1

What are the offenses involving judicial procedure (5) ?

Answer 1

1. perjury
2. subornation of perjury
3. bribery
4. compounding a crime
5. misprision of a felony

Question 2

What are the elements of perjury (2)?

Answer 2

1. INTENTIONAL lying under oath

2. in regard to a MATERIAL matter

Question 3

What is “subornation of perjury”?

Answer 3

“subornation of perjury” = procuring or inducing another to commit perjury

Question 4

What is “bribery”?

Answer 4

At common law –> corrupt payment or receipt of value for official action

Modern statutes –>

1. may be extended to non-public officials, and
2. either offering or taking of bribe may constitute crime

Question 5

What is “compounding a crime”/

Answer 5

At common law -->
Agreeing, for valuable consideration:
1. not to prosecute another for a felony; or
2. to conceal commission of a felony; or
3. conceal whereabouts of felon 

Under modern statutes –> any crime, not just felonies

Question 6

What is “misprision of a felony”?

Answer 6

At common-law –>

1. failure to disclose commission of a felony; OR
2. failure to prevent commission of a felony

Modern statutes –> no longer a crime. Or, if it remains a crime, requires affirmative action in aid of felon