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Before hiring a West Palm Beach Perjury Defense Attorney, what should I know about F.S. 837.02?
Tccording to Florida law, the crime of perjury occurs when someone “… makes a
false statement, which they do not believe to be true, under oath in an official proceeding …”
What are the penalties for perjury?
- The commission of perjury in a case of “any material matter,” a third-degree felony, is punishable by penalties ranging from probation to 5 years in state prison.
- The commission of perjury in “the prosecution of a capital felony” is a second-degree felony punishable by penalties ranging from probation to 15 years in state prison.
What are common defenses for perjury?
If, in the same proceeding, the defendant withdrew or corrected their alleged perjury, something the law calls “recantation,” the accused is effectively acquitted of wrongdoing.
In addition, the defendant, through his lawyer, may be able to defeat the State’s prosecution by showing the testimony of the State’s witnesses is inconsistent, that the State’s witnesses lack credibility, or that the State obtained its evidence unlawfully by violating the limitations the Constitution imposes on agents of the government.
In fact, as practicing criminal-defense attorneys know, all these events occur quite commonly.
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