Perjury (Illinois)
Summary
“An offence against public justice, being a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered by any that has authority, to any person in any judicial proceeding, who swears absolutely and falsely in a matter material to the issue or cause in question.” Illinois law classified perjury as an “infamous” crime, along with offenses such as rape and . Upon being convicted of perjury, a person lost the right to vote, serve as a juror, and provide testimony in trials and was barred from holding any office of “honor, trust, or profit.”
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glossary
- Capias, 15 December 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown ]
- Capias, 16 July 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Drown ]
- Capias, 22 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Perjury ]
- Case File Wrapper, circa October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Perjury ]
- Closing Argument of Calvin A. Warren, 28 May 1845, as Recorded in “Minutes of Trial” [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Onias Skinner, 29 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Onias Skinner, 29 May 1845, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, 10 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown ]
- Docket Entry, Alias Capias, 24 May 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Drown ]
- Docket Entry, Dismissal, 20 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Drown ]
- Docket Entry, Indictment, 18 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown ]
- Introduction to JS Guardian of Maria Lawrence et al., Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al., and Maria Lawrence et al. v. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Colton and State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Drown and State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS for Adultery and Fornication
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Sympson, Sympson v. JS, and State of Illinois v. JS for Perjury
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny and State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods
- Subpoena, 26 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Perjury ]