Offenses Involving Judicial Procedure

Question 1

Perjury Definition

Answer 1

Perjury is the intentional taking of a false oath in regard to a material matter in a judicial proceeding.

Question 2

Subornation of Perjury

Answer 2

Inducing another to commit perjury.

Question 3

Bribery (Common Law)

Answer 3

The corrupt payment or receipt of anything of value for official action.

Question 4

Bribery (Modern Statutes)

Answer 4

Common law definition may be extended to nonpublic officials.

Either the offering of a bribe or the taking of a bribe may constitute the crime.

Question 5

Compounding a Crime

Answer 5

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 6

Misprison of a Felony

Answer 6

Common Law: The failure to disclose knowledge of the commission of a felony or to prevent the commission of a felony.

Modern Statutes: No longer a crime, or if it remains a crime, it requires some affirmative action in aid of the felon.