Offenses involving judicial procedure

Question 1

Perjury

Answer 1

the intentional taking of a false oath (lying) in regard to a material matter (that is, one that might affect the outcome of the proceeding) in a judicial proceeding.

Question 2

Bribery

Answer 2

common law- was the corrupt payment or receipt of anything of value for official action
- modern statutes, it may be extended to nonpublic officials, and either the offering of a bribe or the taking of a bribe may constitute the crime.

Question 3

COMPOUNDING A CRIME

Answer 3

• Compounding consists of 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 4

MISPRISION OF A FELONY

Answer 4

• At common law, misprision of a felony consisted of the failure to disclose knowledge of the commission of a felony or to prevent the commission of a felony
• Under modern statutes, misprision is no longer a crime, or if it remains a crime, it requires some affirmative action in aid of the felon.