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To: fooman
no, you mean criminalizing differing or incorret recollections

No, perjury and obstruction of justice are intentional. Prosecutors and the jury would only charge him if they thought he purposely lied.

114 posted on 10/28/2005 9:57:57 AM PDT by conserv13
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To: conserv13

Or Libby has been "over-charged" in order to get him to plea to the lesser of the counts.


124 posted on 10/28/2005 9:59:15 AM PDT by Rokurota (.)
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To: conserv13

nah, they would get him if they wished he had lied. fitz has a history of nasty tactics with witnesses in the ryan case.


145 posted on 10/28/2005 10:02:51 AM PDT by fooman (Get real with Kim Jung Mentally Ill about proliferation)
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To: conserv13
Prosecutors and the jury would only charge him if they thought he purposely lied.

That is incorrect. A gj can indict if there is SOME evidence that a person lied (files on a machine that contradict sworn testimony), and the prosecutor tells them they should. They can believe that he did not, or had a faulty memory, and still indict, believing it is up to a jury to decide.

335 posted on 10/28/2005 10:31:58 AM PDT by chronic_loser
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