Offenses involving judicial procedure (not often tested)

Question 1

Perjury

Answer 1

Intentional taking of a false oath (lying) in regard to a material matter
- one that might affect the outcome

Question 2

Subordination of perjury

Answer 2

Procuring or inducing another to commit perjury

Question 3

Bribery

Answer 3

Common law - corrupt payment or receipt of anything of value for official action

Modern - extended to nonpublic officials, either the offering of a bribe or the taking of a bribe may constitute the crime

Question 4

Compounding a crime

Answer 4

Agreeing, for valuable consideration, not to prosecute another for a felony or to conceal the commission of a felony or the whereabouts of a felon

Under modern statutes, the definition refers to any crime

Question 5

Misprision of a felony

Answer 5

Common law, misprision of a felony consisted of the failure to disclose knowledge of the commission of a felony or to prevent the commission of a felony

Modern statutes, misprision is no longer a crime
- requires some affirmative action in aid of the felon if it is a crime