 | Massachusetts - 1784 - 1046 pages
...AGAINST PERJURY AND SUBORNATION OK PERJURY. Chan 51 P er]ur bmeiltfor °f ^ Ie same > That if any person being lawfully required to depose the truth in any proceeding in a course of justice, shall commit any manner of wilful perjury, every person so offending and being thereof convicted before... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1819 - 1088 pages
...Subornation of Perjury. Perjury by _c ERJURY by the common law appears to be a wilful law.C° """"" false oath by one who, being lawfully required to depose the truth in any proceeding in a court of justice, swears absolutely in a matter of some consequence to the point in question, whether... | |
 | William Dickinson - 1820 - 922 pages
...and disposition, and maliciously de- a robbery. * PERJURY by the common law has been defined to be a wilful false oath, by one who being lawfully required to depose the truth in any judicial proceedings swears absolutely in a matter material to the point in question, whether he be... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1820 - 834 pages
...Common LO-JP. Perjury at the "PERJURY by the common law seemeth to be a wilful false oath' common law. by one who being lawfully required to depose the truth in any judicial proceeding swears absolutely in a matter material to the point in question, whether he be... | |
 | Maine - 1822 - 802 pages
...Representatives, in Législature assembled, That if any person, being law- £ё,""^Т™' °f fully required to depose the truth, in any proceeding in a course of justice, shall commit any manner of wilful perjury, every persor so offending, and being thereof convicted before... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1823 - 686 pages
...Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That if any person, being lawfully required to depose the truth in any proceeding in a course of justice, shall commit any manner of wilful perjury, every person so offending, and being thereof convicted before... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1824 - 712 pages
...required to depose the truth 'he comin any proceeding in a court of justice, swears absolutely in mon Ia*' a matter of some consequence to the point in question, whether he be believed or not. (a) (1) a 1 Hawk. PC c. 69. s. 1. 3 Inst. 164. Com. Dig. Tit. Just, of Peace, B. 10Î. 5Bmc. Ab. Perjury.... | |
 | William Hawkins - 1824 - 838 pages
...common law. 2. By statute. Perjury, by the common law, seemeth to be a wilful false Coin- D'g- '"'• oath, by one who, being lawfully required to depose the truth in JUj0gf Peace> any proceeding in a course of justice, swears absolutely in a matter of some consequence... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1828 - 836 pages
...SUBORNATION OF PERJURY. PERJURY, by the common law, appears to be a wilful false oath Perjury by th« by one who, being lawfully required to depose the truth in any common law. proceeding in a court of justice, swears absolutely in a matter of some consequence to... | |
 | 1843 - 530 pages
..."Perjury," he says, in his Pleas of the Crown, chap. 69, sec. 1, "by the common law, seemeth to be a wilful false oath, by one who being lawfully required...point in question, whether he be believed or not." Even ignorantly false swearing, where the party does not. swear contrary to his belief, but only affirms... | |
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Perjury at common law is defined, to be a wilful false oath by one, who being lawfully required to depose the truth in any proceeding in a Court of Justice, swears absolutely, in a matter of some consequence to the point in question, whether he be believed... 
