50 ‘most charged’ crimes defined
PERJURY
To prove Perjury the following elements must be proven:
- The person took an oath to tell the truth.
- While under oath the person made a false statement that he/she DID NOT believe to be true.
Perjury can also occur by contradictory statements, as follows:
While under oath a person made statements which are contradictory. Both statements were made knowingly and intentionally.