perjury

February 14, 2017 (Fault Lines) – People probably aren’t surprised to hear witnesses regularly lie in criminal trials. But they might be surprised it’s not usually those slimy defense lawyers that put the liars on the...

January 20, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Perjury, the crime of giving false testimony under oath, is a problem that largely goes unchecked in the criminal justice system. There’s good reason for this. While lawyers and judges...

January 5, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Had the recent case of Harwick v. County of Orange from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals gone the other way, the precedent would’ve made social workers and their employers...

June 16, 2016 (Fault Lines) — It’s no secret that juveniles confess to crimes they didn’t commit. It’s no secret that accused facing trials plead guilty to crimes they didn’t commit. It’s also no secret that...

June 9, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Philadelphia officer Christopher Hulmes found himself on the receiving end of yet another pass. Hulmes, a veteran narcotics officer, will receive a sweet deal of a pretrial diversion program in...

June 6, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Do perjury prosecutions factor in which side gets the benefit of the lie? While Orleans Parish goes after witnesses who come clean, Chicago cops get a perjury pass. Faced with...

June 2, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — A trial date has been set for two recanting witnesses. Just last week, Fault Lines contributor Matt Brown covered the details behind the baseless case against Jerome Morgan. In short,...

Apr. 12, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Every witness’ testimony begins the same way. The raised hand. The solemn oath. Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole...

Dec. 10, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — America’s collective rage at the murder of Laquan McDonald came on the heels not of his actual death, but of the release of the video that showed it.  There was...

Sept. 9, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — James Kendell Wilkinson testified he wasn’t the driver. Mark Magrann, the officer who issued the citation was “about 98 percent sure” it was Wilkinson driving the car, but not certain....