Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois
I am a witness in a case and the cop that arrested the guy asked my side of what happened. I told him and then he said "you are lieing, cause the other witnesses said ? hit ? first". So then they asked me to think it over and I better tell what other witnesses said when they came back. Well I didnt follow story, but they wrote down what they claimed others said. Question is, if I tell what really happened will I be charged with pergery? If so then how do I go about proving that it wasn't a lie to begin with?
Asked on 10/22/09, 3:11 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas Faragoi
Thomas V. Faragoi, Attorney at Law
You can be charged with perjury if you testify in court and make false statements. It is another charge when you lie to a police officer. Either way, you may be in trouble.
Answered on 10/27/09, 12:19 pm
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