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To: WL-law
Well... if Bill Clinton gets disbarred for lying under oath, *if* the Westerfield lawyers did violate the statute, then what would their punishment be?
55 posted on 09/18/2002 12:40:34 PM PDT by rintense
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To: rintense
Well... if Bill Clinton gets disbarred for lying under oath, *if* the Westerfield lawyers did violate the statute, then what would their punishment be?

You're mixing it all up. When Bill testified under oath he was a witness, not counsel. Only witnesses give testimony and therefore subject to perjury -- lawyers don't testify.

Bill lost his license because he committed a crime (perjury) and one that is particularly offensive when the perjurer is an officer of the court (admitted to the bar).

The ethical rules of conduct reach beyond courtroom practice into your personal life in that manner, especially when it reflects on your fitness to practice. So perjury is an EXTREMELY serious offence to that end.

72 posted on 09/18/2002 12:57:09 PM PDT by WL-law
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