Jeff, guys like Scooter Libby have very busy lives. There are lies of commission, and lies of omission.
I believe there is an equal chance of him lying on purpose, or simply not remembering some of the details.
With Libby it’s toss the book at him, and in a capital murder case with all the incongruencies I mentioned, people just dismiss it all for no reason at all. It defies logic.
Thanks for the unemotional, reasoned reply - they’re pretty rare today.
I agree with what you’re saying, but the point I was trying to make is that lying to police about something doesn’t infer guilt for the larger crime.
There is a very popular youtube video of a lecture given by a law professor and a cop called “never talk to the police” that addresses this exact point. In his example, a person gives the police an alibi that is in conflict with a mistaken acquaintance - now that his alibi is wrongfully broken, a conviction for the crime is almost assured.
You are correct.