This section analyzes perjury, bribery, and obstruction of justice, along with the issues commonly encountered when prosecuting these offenses. The criminal offense of perjury consists of making a false statement under oath, either in writing or verbally, that one knows is false, and that is material to the proceedings in which the statement is made. The cons: When youve ended with an impeachment, the redirect examiner will most likely follow-up with an explanation or clarification of the previous testimony, which may minimize the impact. Add to this example and assume that the judge graciously accepts Isabels gift and thereafter rules in her favor, acquitting her of perjury. The considerate I just need to clear one thing up approach will temper the impeachment but likely secure the desired answer. In a sense, a person must make a false statement with an intent to defraud. Perjury generally requires a false statement that is material, which means that it substantially affected or could substantially affect the outcome of the proceeding (Mo. The falsity of the perjurious statement may be established either by the testimony of two independent witnesses or by one witness and independent corroborating evidence that is inconsistent with the innocence of the accused. Review the example with Isabel and the judge in Section 13 Another Example of Bribery. Testimony full of perjuries. If the witness is one whom the jury should distrust, I tend to proceed with the impeachment at the very beginning of the cross-examination so that the remainder of the testimony is viewed as incredible, inconsistent, or potentially tainted. 1. Thus all the elements of perjury appear to be present, and Marcus may be subject to prosecution for and conviction of this offense. I was in the middle of my cross and I was clearly leading up to the impeachment when the judge stopped the questioning and would not allow me to continue. Every witness painted a horrible human being on direct, but on cross admitted that the defendant loved his wife and it was she who left him. The defense was doing a great job with this theme and there seemed to be some reasonable doubt. This was confusing to me and it had to be to the jury as well. The US Supreme Court ruled that the president was not immune to this lawsuit, allowing it to continue (Clinton v. Jones, 2011). Statements inconsistent with the statement the . 6065, 2011) or a report (Cal. Content is out of sync. Hence, my preference is to open an examination with the impeachment as a sort of I told you so to the jury when that opportunity presents itself and thereby my credibility as the advocate is reinforced. Assume for a moment that at trial, on direct examination, the Plaintiff testifies that when he went through the light it was green; however, when the Plaintiff testified during his deposition he testified that he couldnt remember what color the light was. If known to members of the prosecution team, it casts doubt on the honesty of the entire case. The first type of perjury involves statements made under oath, and requires proof that: The second type of perjury involves unsworn statements, and requires proof that: State laws defining perjury are generally similar to the federal statute. inconsistent statements comply with the language of the rule, then . 1512, accessed May 7, 2011, http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/718/usc_sec_18_00001512-000-.html. Macys department store is suing Lindsay for the alleged theft of a diamond necklace. Perjury Suborning Perjury A person is guilty of suborning perjury if he/she attempts to induce a witness to give false testimony under oath in a court or other proceeding, and the witness actually gives false testimony. Strategically, you need to maximize the impact of the inconsistent statement while minimizing loss of control over the witness. Impeachment is the art of attacking a testifying witness's credibility or truthfulness at trial. The first common-law prohibition against witness perjury criminalized false testimony, given under oath, in a judicial proceeding, about a material issue. Answer the following questions. 13-2705.Perjury by inconsistent statements. (Code Civ. And if all I want to do is to attack credibility, I save it for phase three. Check your answer using the answer key at the end of the chapter. Define the elements of various forms of obstruction of justice, and analyze obstruction of justice grading. Because you have them on record, already. Penal Code 88, 2011) or a public official (Cal. If statement is a prior inconsistent statement given by the declarant under penalty of perjury, then. The requirement that a false statement is material to the proceeding may be the most important element of perjury. Or. The elements of perjury are (1) that the declarant took an oath to testify truthfully, (2) that he willfully made a false statement contrary to that oath (3) that the declarant believed the statement to be untrue, and (4) that the statement related to a material fact. Even if the testimony being impeached was not at the climax of the direct or was not especially devastating, the cross should start with the impeachment if the witness is likely to be uncooperative and a tight, controlling attack is needed to rein them in early. Penal Code 88, accessed May 7, 2011, http://law.onecle.com/california/penal/88.html. If the witness denies the statement, you impeach. State v. Kimber, 48 Conn. App. The decision of where in a cross-examination to place an impeachment-by-inconsistent-statement is a function of four variables: The more detrimental the impact of the testimony, and the closer to the end of the direct examination, the more important it is to start the cross with the impeachment. Susannah, a Hollywood movie star, is a witness in a civil personal injury case. A sworn declaration (also called a sworn statement or a statement under penalty of perjury) is a document that recites facts pertinent to a legal proceeding.It is very similar to an affidavit but is not witnessed and sealed by an official such as a notary public.Instead, the person making the declaration signs a separate endorsement paragraph at the end of the document, stating that the . The federal statute requires that a person acted willfully, while Ohios statute says the person must have acted knowingly. Defendants may claim that they believed the statement to be true, and that they therefore did not have the required mental state. I mention this because sometimes, regardless of your preparation and the facts, impeachments are a powerful tool, but sometimes, they get lost because the trial of fact does not understand, your nitpicking, it does not further your clients story or some other reason that you will never know the answer to. Ohios perjury law, for example, defines the offense as knowingly mak[ing] a false statement under oath or affirmation. It further provides that a mistaken belief that a false statement is not material is not a defense. In this video, President Clinton denies that he had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky: President Clinton Apologizes to the Nation. Marchand, 7 . That being said, lets assume that the fact that the Plaintiff testified to during direct-examination that the light was green when he went through it is not a material fact, and that you do not intend on including it as part of your cross-examination. When the defense attorney on the case crossed the first responders, detective, and the victims themselves, he made sure he discussed all of the things the defendant did that told his clients story, then in a soft impeachment, every witness untangled the prosecutors attempt of making the defendant a monster. Figure 13.6 Diagram of Defenses to Perjury. It provides that a statement is not hearsay (i.e., it is admissible to prove the truth of the matter asserted) so long as the inconsistent statement "was given under penalty of perjury at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding or in a deposition" Because the . While impeaching is fun for the attorney, it routinely gets lost on the jury. If you watch your jury, the opposing counsel may ask questions that leave the jury questioning what they just heard, if so, start the cross with an impeachment. The jury became upset and turned away. During a Jones lawsuit deposition, the president stated under oath that he did not have sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky pursuant to the definition of sexual relations given by the questioning attorneys (Deposition excerpts, 2011). The recognition of multiple goals of cross-examination is nothing new. Slightly inconsistent: exclude it b. Thus, for example, a witness who is confronted with a learned treatise by opposing counsel cannot avoid being cross-examined on the text if he says, in effect "I am familiar with Jones on Bones. These facts were not in dispute, everyone saw the tape, there was no need to get into the small details. Done well, impeachment is exhilarating and one of the most satisfying parts of a trial. . Similar to perjury, bribery is notoriously difficult to prove, which is a factor prosecutors must consider when deciding whether or not to charge an individual(s) with this offense. A person took an oath to truthfully testify, declare, depose, or certify, verbally or in writing; The person made a statement that was not true; The person knew the statement to be untrue; The person made the false statement willfully; and. Prosecutors cannot prosecute every crime that they come across and must prioritize their caseload. If I want to contradict the direct, I bring it out in phase two. Note that Bondss obstruction of justice charge of evading the question and refusing to give evidence appears easier to prove than the perjury charges, which have a daunting criminal intent requirement, as discussed in Section 13 Perjury Criminal Intent. If I had evidence that the witness actually had a personal relationship with my opposing party, I would start the cross there. (1) the conviction has been the subject of a pardon, annulment, certificate of rehabilitation, or other equivalent procedure based on a finding that the person has been rehabilitated, and the person has not been convicted of a later crime punishable by death or by imprisonment for more than one year; or place it chronologically in the flow of the cross? By doing this, the defense did not try to minimize the actual acts. Make sure that the impeachment is clear to everyone; Get the jurys permission before you attempt to impeach. The message is, Members of the Jury, my client is correct about this important fact.. Example: lawyer Frank Foghorn is interviewing a witness in an accident case who tells Foghorn that Foghorn's client was jaywalking outside the crosswalk when struck by the defendant's . Obstruction of justice is graded anywhere from a misdemeanor to a felony, depending on the offense. Proc., 425.115.) 720 ILCS 5/31-4.5, accessed May 7, 2011, http://law.onecle.com/illinois/720ilcs5/31-4.5.html. Be sure to follow your impeachment steps to elicit a clear inconsistent statement, not a mush of an answer with cloudy qualifications. A hearsay statement that a witness disliked the defendant may be admitted to show the witness's bias. The Model Penal Code allows for an oath or equivalent affirmation (Model Penal Code 241.1(1)). One last point, an essential one, is the matter of tone. Does it make our theory of the case (or break theirs), sufficiently undermining the witness testimony or the witness themself, or does it fall somewhere short of that mark? The Model Penal Code criminalizes as bribery the act of conferring, offering, agreeing to confer, soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept any pecuniary (which means monetary) benefit in exchange for a public servant, party official, voters decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or other exercise of discretion (Model Penal Code 240.1(1)). Impeaching up front works well for a very clear impeaching statement, particularly one that has not been fronted during the direct. Logical and Critical Thinking. In the Middle Ages, the witnesses were the jurors, so the criminalization of false witness testimony did not occur until the sixteenth century when the idea of a trial by an impartial jury emerged. First, to the extent the witness will testify to any facts or opinions that are helpful to my case, I would want to elicit that testimony before doing anything that might damage the credibility of the witness. Once you establish a pattern of asking short declarative questions, its easier to get concessions. 2.7. Change this example so that Marcus testifies that he did not see Lindsay walk out of the Macys department store without paying for the necklace because he does not want to admit that he was shopping for jewelry to buy his girlfriend. In most cases, if you want to report perjury you can start with your state's district attorney's office. Penal Law 200.10, http://law.onecle.com/new-york/penal/PEN0200.10_200.10.html. Cal. If it is a collateral matter, how much attention do you want to draw to the inconsistency? Federal law ( 18 USC 1621 ), for example, states that anyone found guilty of the crime will be fined or imprisoned for up to five years. One final point: the matter of safety nets. Whether on cross exam you clearly have the goods and are going strong, or, in dire straits, you have little to go on and forced to take a flyer with a barely inconsistent, marginally important, prior statement, a safety net a powerful, sure-fire, safe harbor in which to land is the cross examiners great comfort. Bribery can also cover members of a state legislature (Cal. U.S. v. Adcock, 558 F.2d 397 (1977), accessed May 6, 2011, http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=189694239263939940&hl=en&as_sdt=2&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr. Ultimately, we won the case because the technician made a statement that was not backed by science. In actuality, Marcus was shopping for jewelry as a gift for his girlfriend. In a bundle of truths, a lie will always be found within. When an inconsistent statement is elicited on cross-examination, I recommend impeaching the witness right then and there. Director of Advocacy Programs and Lecturer. Sex crimes against children. Rev. penalty of perjury at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding, or in a deposition, or (B) consistent with the declarant's testimony and is . 18 U.S.C. Putting time between the impeaching statement and the redirect explanation reduces the impact of the witnesss explanation on redirect. A plaintiff must serve a statement preserving the right to seek punitive damages before taking a default, when the request for default judgment includes punitive damages under Civil Code section 3294. Stat. Examples of inconsistent statement Marcus's jurisdiction criminalizes perjury by inconsistent statements, Marcus could most likely be prosecuted for this offense. When the Macys attorney asks Marcus what he was doing at Macys, Marcus responds that he was buying some jewelry as a gift for his wife. Although the Jones lawsuit was dismissed, the president was evasive when asked questions regarding the Lewinsky affair during a grand jury investigation instigated by Prosecutor and former Solicitor General Kenneth Starr. Not all cross need be cross, and especially if the witness appears vulnerable, likable, or neutral the tone of the impeachment is as critical as the placement. You must reload the page to continue. As part. Some typical examples of obstruction of justice are as follows: giving false identification to a law enforcement officer (720 ILCS 5/31-4.5, 2011), impersonating a law enforcement officer (Fla. Stat. My short answer is that there is no hard and fast rule. Example 1: Bob is called to testify in a robbery case. If Susannah is thereafter caught in this lie and prosecuted for. questions about prior statement). Significant inconsistent: include only the inconsistent portion be introduced Silence does not count as inconsistency A . Ann. Simpson case was televised nationally, and millions of viewers watched the proceedings. A statement is "inconsistent" "if under any rational theory it might lead to any relevant conclusion different from any other relevant conclusion resulting from anything the witness said." Weinstein's Federal Evidence 613.04 [1]. Cons: Anything buried in the middle risks becoming forgettable. Legal References: ^1. No two cases are the same, nor are any two cross examinations the same. Johnson v. United States, 520 U.S. 461, 465-66 (1997) (discussing materiality of false statements in context of perjury). The prosecution does not need to prove which statement is false for this offense. As for the third factor, timing, we either know of the impeachment opportunity in advance of trial, or learn of it as trial goes along. criminalizes perjury by inconsistent statements, Marcus could most likely be prosecuted for this offense. statements to the trier of fact. N.Y. Statements by children. As another example, if a defendant employer testified that he cared a great deal about employee safety, but he had previously made had contradictory statements, I would start the cross there. The factfinder will remember the end of the testimony. It shall constitute perjury whenever any person, having taken an oath required by law, or made an equivalent affirmation, swears or affirms any fact or state of facts material to the issue or question in controversy; and thereafter in the same or other proceedings, where such matter is material to the issue or question in controversy, swears or Jrank.org website, PerjuryPerjury at Common Law, accessed May 5, 2011, http://law.jrank.org/pages/1632/Perjury-Perjury-at-common-law.html. Thus the criminal intent element for bribery appears to be lacking, and neither Isabel nor the umpire are subject to prosecution for and conviction of this offense. Perjury is a Class A misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to a year in the county jail and a $4,000 fine. Is the prior inconsistent statement on a pertinent matter or a collateral matter? Although Isabel gave the umpire money, and he was the decision maker in her sons baseball game, Isabel did not give the money, nor did the umpire accept it, with the specific intent or purposely or general intent or knowingly to enter into an agreement influencing the umpires decisions. And who doesnt love the twist ending? While on the stand, under oath, Bob lies about whether or not he saw the defendant at the restaurant which the defendant stated as his alibi. When a witness' false statement was not under oath, 18 USC Section 1001 for making false statements to government agents may still apply. Statements consistent with the statement the witness is making in court, 2. A statement is true if what it asserts is the case, and it is false if what it asserts is not the case. If I can argue that the prior statement is the truth (either exception to hearsay or not hearsay, such as a party statement), then I bring it out in phase one. Executing a clean impeachment requires careful planning and preparation. 720 ILCS 5/31-4, accessed May 7, 2011, http://law.onecle.com/illinois/720ilcs5/31-4.html. If the opportunity arises while the witness is on direct, do your math, and lest you have an idea for a stronger placement, consider using it to begin your cross, and then transition into what you had intended all along, circling back for emphasis, as appropriate. Cross examination is a controlled conversation, and you are the witness, confirming your story about their story. 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Charged with multiple felonies including two counts of attempted murder, the attorney did not object to a single prosecution witness. 90.608 (1) recognizes that one may impeach a witness by introducing statements of the witness which are inconsistent with the witness' present testimony. Example of Perjury by Inconsistent Statements Subornation of Perjury Example of a Case Lacking an Element of Subornation of Perjury Perjury Grading Bribery Elements Prosecutorial Burden in Bribery Prosecutions Example of Bribery Another Example of Bribery Example of a Case Lacking an Element of Bribery Bribery When No Authority to Act Is Present Primacy is your friend and the factfinder will remember the first few minutes of the cross. For example, if the prior statement is an oral statement given to a police officer, it is important to emphasize the following: (1) where the witness was when they made the statement; (2) the fact that the witness made the statement right after the event when it was fresh in their mind; Deposition excerpts, Jones v. Clinton deposition, Historyplace.com website, accessed May 9, 2011, http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/impeachments/jones-deposition.htm. State and federal penalties for perjury include fines and prison terms upon conviction. Associated Press: Bonds Guilty of Obstruction, Jury Hung on Others. In fact, it was wrong. Tex. Ann. This could be the case if a person lied about his or her age in an application for public benefits based on age, in which case the person might have also committed welfare fraud. Macur, J., Bonds Guilty of Obstruction, but Not of Perjury, New York Times website, accessed May 8, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/sports/baseball/14bonds.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1. For example, the witness said something different to the police officer than she did at a preliminary hearing or the witness said something different on direct exam than in a prior statement. Weiler, 323 U.S. at 610. Marcus has not committed subornation of perjury in this case. It, 4too, is a federal crime if the perjury induced is a federal crime. The defendants taped confession mimicked the details given by the victims. Whether the prior statement helps you, hurts you, or, albeit inconsistent, does neither, the when question takes these factors into consideration: Significance (the contrast between the statements), Materiality (the importance of the impeachment to your case), and. You should make a list of each statement made by the other party that you believe to be false. Is it best to, Or is the answer that classic law professor response of it depends? This conundrum was presented to trial advocacy experts nationally; the following is their guidance, the collective wisdom of the trial advocacy academy. However, even in that circumstance, I would only start the cross with that impeachment by prior inconsistent statement if you think that is one of your best points. 16 16-10-70, accessed May 5, 2011, http://law.onecle.com/georgia/16/16-10-70.html. Figure 13.7 Comparison of Perjury by Inconsistent Statements and Subornation of Perjury. All these acts are generally supported by specific intent or purposely, or general intent or knowingly. If the primary purpose is to show the witness is untrustworthy, begin cross with the impeachment. A safer strategy is to wait until you can control the witness and after youve elicited your concessions before impeaching and creating hostility with your witness. Where it fits into the overarching story the cross-examiner needs to tell. Penal Code 74, accessed May 7, 2011, http://law.onecle.com/california/penal/74.html. 575.040(3), 2011). Ann. He viewed it as capable of serving two ends: proving untruths and completing the story by eliciting facts that remained suppressed or undeveloped on direct examination, including the remaining and qualifying circumstances of the subject of testimony, as known to the witness., Precisely because of the presence of dual objectives, timing is everything. Said differently, assume a witness has information useful to the cross-examiner but also made an averment during direct examination that must be impeached with a clearly contradictory prior inconsistent statement. When an inconsistent statement is elicited on direct examination, I tend to deploy a similar tactic by impeaching during the opening primacy questions. 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