Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

I was robbed at gunpoint. I ended up making an out of court settlement with the offender. Signed a statement conflicting with actual events. The offense occurred in a commonwealth state and it's to late for me to recant my statement. On the day of the preliminary hearing, somehow the lead detective got a hold of the false statement and of course when confronted about it, I denied that I signed it. My question is can I end up facing any charges (perjury or other) for signing a conflicting statement?


Asked on 2/04/16, 10:05 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

If you denied under oath that you had signed this particular statement as part of your testimony

for this particular judicial proceeding, (knowing full well that in fact you had signed it), yes, of course, it's possible that the Commonwealth could charge you with perjury and, perhaps, even

obstruction of justice or something similar (in my opinion).

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Answered on 2/05/16, 10:21 am


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