Do you think this action is a legit felony charge?

Officer 1 charges an individual with illegal tint on his vehicle along with other charges. The offender comes to court and although he does not have proof that he removed the illegal tint, he raises his hand and swears under oath the illegal tint was removed from his vehicle. The judge drops the charge on the offenders swearing under oath.

Several days later the same officer who charged the offender is just making his normal rounds in his beat area when he notices the offender outside cleaning his vehicle at another location. The officer stops and then proceeds to question the gentleman as to whether he lied in court under oath. The offender fills out a statement admitting to lying to the judge. Arrested.

Even though the original charge was extremely small and was eventually dropped, the offender is now charged with a felony for perjury.

What do you think?

 

I think I should remove the illegal tint from my windows.

 

Me too.

 

Yes...

 

I think he was stupid to lie to a Judge. There are obviously some serious penalties that go along with that. He knew he was under oath and made a pretty bad decision. My guess is, the charge will be reduced however. But, it will still cost him.

 

to me the officer had no reason to stop the man. His case was over and done with right? And he could have had it redone after court? sounds like harassment on the officers part.

 

I think the cop shouldn't be badgering a guy while washing his car.

 

He never stopped anyone. He simply got out of his cruiser and struck up a conversation with the man. The man told him he lied to the judge under oath.

 

He admittedly lied under oath. Not a smart move. As stated, it would have been much better to remove the tint.

 

Absolutely he could have redone it after court. That is all he had to say to the officer and case over. Instead, he admitted to lying under oath to an honorable and well respected judge.

 

But still had no reason to stop him. what was the crime that made the office stop him?


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What if the guy had swore under oath that he fixed the hole in the roof of a house so his kids wouldn't be exposed to the elements, and the judge then dropped the case of child neglect. And then the next day the same officer drives by and seems the same huge hole in the roof of the house. Should the officer be able to get out and strike up a normal conversation with someone in this situation?

 

He lied in court. end of story he has it coming. The cop did nothing wrong.

 

Lied to a judge and got caught! Pretty cut and dry, IMO..

 

Not if a crime wasnt committed. The officer knew he was there to question him about the car/house not to make friendly convo. Im all for the law but theres laws officers have to obey and persuaders have to be followed. sounds like the officer wants to be a detective not a patrolmen lol if i was the person i would file counter harassment charges and have it dropped again. But if that doesnt work the person could have really opened a bee hive and the police will get him everytime he leaves his house on petty charges like J walking or turn signals. when i was younger i dated a cops niece and after 3 yrs we broke up things got bad with this "officer" after many embarrassing encounters and tickets i contacted a lawyer and he suggested i file harassment charges to back him off a little bit until court. the judge found me not guilty of all charges and officer lost his job for falsifying police reports. (but got new job in a new county)??? so this case could go either way but either way hes gonna be digging deep in his pockets for a lawyer and fines. But now you know my view on things and why i think the way i do.


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He had illegal tint when the officer stopped to talk to him the second time. That is a crime. During the conversation the suspect admitted to lying under oath.

Kinda stupid to lie in court on a tivial charge and then admit to it.

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The officer in this case is not anything like the one you dealt with in the past.

Here is my question to you then since you are very skeptical about the police. What if the cop were the one to lie under oath?

The judge extended his hand and formed a bond with the suspect when the suspect took an oath and then told the judge he fixed the tint. Don't you think that is a pretty cool thing for the judge to do? He helped out a citizen on nothing else but his word. If the guy is convicted for perjury he will never be allowed to be a juror, nor hold public office.

And also on the bolded section above...? I can tell you the cops we have around here have way more important things to do and are extremely busy. They don't have the time nor the desire to do stuff like that at all.

 

I think it'll be dropped. I don't really believe the conversation went as follows. Cop- "Good evening sir, how are you today?" Man- "Oh, great officer! By the way, I lied about having my tint removed under oath." I would imagine there had to have been some questioning by the officer, and perhaps some intimidation, to get this guy to spill the beans about lying to a judge.

 

There was no intimidation. There was a simple conversation and inquiry.

 

Was he ticketed again for window tint?