Solan & Tiersma. Ch 11, Perjury

1.What is perjury?

2.What is the false statement requirement?

3.What other requirement besides the willful statement of a falsehood constitutes perjury and what does this requirement serve?

4.How did the lower Court decide in the Bronston case regarding perjury and why?Why did the Supreme Court reverse the decision? What was the justification of the Supreme Court?How does Grice's Maxim of Relation apply in this case?What did Chief Justice Berger say?Explain.

5.What the Maxim of Quantity?How does the maxim of quantity play a role in determining whether a response constitutes perjury?