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发表于 2010-5-10 12:18:29
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原先我在引用210.45的“不实陈述”是A级轻罪(misdemeanor),面对的是最高达8个月拘禁,包括罚金。
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但是另外的一些资料表明,在美国刑法中,伪证罪是重罪(felony)并且会面临高达5年的刑期!0 D2 x2 p; c. U( t% b; b5 ?
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下面是引用的美国法律:% H- b0 u7 u- F3 |1 j% E' b# }
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§ 1621. Perjury generally- t/ [$ f( ~3 Z8 W; [2 ~
Whoever—
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& y" }: i8 b) c8 a. Z6 _(2) in any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 1746 of title 28, United States Code, willfully subscribes as true any material matter which he does not believe to be true;
" C; S& N/ {4 jis guilty of perjury and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. This section is applicable whether the statement or subscription is made within or without the United States. |
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