State v. Ellis’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act of 1990)
Relies on Sullivan v. Louisiana · United States v. Gaudin · Rostker v. Goldberg · Spring Meadows Apartment Complex Ltd. Partnership v. Stallings · Richardson v. McKnight
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]here is a mind-set in the average juror to condemn any false statement made under oath and, in the hands of a persuasive prosecutor, lies told under oath by an accused about any matter may lead to the conviction of the liar of perjury. In such instances, it is only the court that stands as a barrier between an immaterial lie and a jail cell.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“"Material matter" means any subject, regardless of its admissibility under the rules of evidence, which could affect the course or outcome of the proceeding. Whether a matter is material in a given factual situation is a question of law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“Whoever makes a false statement, which he does not believe to be true, under oath in an official proceeding in regard to any material matter shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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