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From: mpr@mb2c.UUCP (Mark Reina)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Very curious
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Date: Mon, 24-Mar-86 07:40:47 EST
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> If an individual swears "to tell the truth, the whole truth and
> nothing but..." and then proceeds to perjure him/herself, what
> are the legal implications if that individual claimed they 
> weren't telling the truth when they swore to tell the truth?
> Just curious.

This is the crime of Perjury.  It is punishable with a prison
term of five years or more.