Subj : Re: Here's another one
To   : richardw
From : Deuce
Date : Wed Sep 07 2005 09:08 pm

  Re: Re: Here's another one
  By: richardw to Deuce on Wed Sep 07 2005 18:14:00

 >  > Has a summary of offences... you'll find that between Oct 1st, 1997 and S
 >  > 30, 1998 there were 78172 federal criminal cases.  392 of them were perju
 >  > contempt or intimidation.  (Can't find those split up unfortunately)
 >  >
 >  > 82 of those went to trial.
 > 
 > So... approximately 1 in 1000 federal trial cases are regarding perjury.
 > 
 > That's often enough.  :-)

.... or contempt... or intimidation.

Considering that someone is probobly perjuring themselves in at least 50% of
trials, I'd call that not very often.

---
 þ Synchronet þ ``Penguins make tasty snacks''

.