Contempt of court: Perjury while on probation

[Zigner]

Wow Stealth2,

The only way that I can see this post could be "wasting anyone's time" is if they choose to read it, totally ignore the question or offer an opinion and focus on critiquing how the question was asked.

My question is (and always was) related to perjury in the courts which apparently you believe is "petty stuff". Perhaps you do not like my "pizza scenario" but as I stated....I was just trying to break things down simply. Replace pizza with any material fact....it doesn't matter. The premise is the same. Lying under oath, to a judge, in a courtroom about a material fact of a case - petty stuff, right?

No, I am not going to place every detail of a real word case online, I'm paying a lawyer to handle that. Forgive me for posting a legit question and ask for opinions on a free legal forum online because I was trying to learn a little more on my own. Isn't that what this forum is for? Maybe I don't understand why this forum exists.

I am speaking intelligently, I am taking in peoples opinions, and I am attempting to understand from others. Why should I feel like I am wasting people's time just because I still have questions? Ignore my post and simply don't respond. Your time is so valuable.

I will say that when you *DID* comment on the scenario, you gave me an intelligent thing to consider. The idea of TWO separate "pizzas". I never thought of it that way and adjusted the scenario.

If you would like to comment on the underlying theme of this "committing perjury in open court" please feel free to continue to answer and I value all opinions and thoughts.

Unless I am to understand that lying to a judge or the theoretic scenario is - petty stuff.

Ask your attorney.

 

[LdiJ]

Wow Stealth2,

The only way that I can see this post could be "wasting anyone's time" is if they choose to read it, totally ignore the question or offer an opinion and focus on critiquing how the question was asked.

My question is (and always was) related to perjury in the courts which apparently you believe is "petty stuff". Perhaps you do not like my "pizza scenario" but as I stated....I was just trying to break things down simply. Replace pizza with any material fact....it doesn't matter. The premise is the same. Lying under oath, to a judge, in a courtroom about a material fact of a case - petty stuff, right?

No, I am not going to place every detail of a real word case online, I'm paying a lawyer to handle that. Forgive me for posting a legit question and ask for opinions on a free legal forum online because I was trying to learn a little more on my own. Isn't that what this forum is for? Maybe I don't understand why this forum exists.

I am speaking intelligently, I am taking in peoples opinions, and I am attempting to understand from others. Why should I feel like I am wasting people's time just because I still have questions? Ignore my post and simply don't respond. Your time is so valuable.

I will say that when you *DID* comment on the scenario, you gave me an intelligent thing to consider. The idea of TWO separate "pizzas". I never thought of it that way and adjusted the scenario.

If you would like to comment on the underlying theme of this "committing perjury in open court" please feel free to continue to answer and I value all opinions and thoughts.

Unless I am to understand that lying to a judge or the theoretic scenario is - petty stuff.

The problem is that we are all volunteers here, and our focus is on helping people with specific issues. Our purpose is not to teach a class on perjury. If someone gives us the specific details of their particular case we are happy to explain whether it is or isn't perjury, and happy to explain why a DA might choose not to pursue a perjury case.

The pizza analogy is just too simple, as we tried to convey to you in a manner that did not take up a great deal of our volunteer time.

 

[cbg]

Proving that something is a deliberate lie, as opposed to an honest error or mistake, or a differing opinion, is not as easy as you apparently believe.

There is also the point that two different people can see the same events completely differently and report them differently, and yet each of them is telling the truth AS THEY BELIEVE IT TO BE. The fact that someone else may have a different perception does not make it a lie.

 

[sgtpepper9999]

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[single317dad]

People lie. Some people lie a lot. Not many people lie in a way that piques the interest of the county prosecutor and is provable to the level required for criminal conviction.

If my ex went to jail every time she lied in court, well, she'd be in jail.