• The Quuuuuill
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    242 years ago

    He’d need to be tried again for purgory which he very well might be

    • Nougat
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      302 years ago

      I don’t think he was under oath at the time he made that statement, so perjury is not a concern.

      • Tedesche
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        252 years ago

        That’s not how it works. His statement out of court can be used as evidence that his statements in court were false (perjury).

        • Nougat
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          32 years ago

          Probably not. You’re allowed to lie in “general” speech (not a legal term). If he had made one statement under oath, and a mutually exclusive statement, also under oath, then one of those statements would be perjury.

      • @dynamojoe@lemmy.world
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        52 years ago

        But an outburst in court can be considered contempt. The judge could have marched him back in for that one but it probably would have been seen as petty.