New Jersey Perjury Lawyers

Perjury Law In NJ

Our Attorneys Handle Perjury Cases Such As

• To lie while answering a question when testifying as a witness during a trial
• To claim to make less money per year than you make while completing an affidavit during divorce proceedings in court.
• To make two statements that contradict each other during a court proceeding, but not admit that one of the statements is false
• To lie on a driver’s license application
• To make a false statement on a loan application signed under penalty of perjury.

On the other hand, the prosecutor must prove the following five elements to obtain a conviction:

• That you knowingly gave a false answer to a question after taking an oath that you would tell the truth in court;
• That you signed a sworn statement as being accurate when you knew it contained false information;
• That you reasonably understood what was meant by the person asking the question while you were under oath;
• That your statement was false at the time you made it; and
• That you willfully and knowingly made a statement that contained a false material fact or concealed a material fact.