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To: DMaA who wrote (1957)	9/28/2006 1:35:12 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 10087

I don't think more people lie under oath than when they're not under oath, but I also don't think fewer lie under oath than when they're not under oath. People lie. But most of the time, the judges and juries see through them, because it's hard to keep lies straight, a lie is more convoluted than the truth. As a lawyer, I can't knowingly put a perjurer on the stand, but I don't always believe what my client is telling me, either. If they stick to their story come hell or high water, and I don't have independent evidence that they're lying, I tend to give them the benefit of the doubt. Which is why I try to stick to bankruptcies and uncontested divorces these days. Less ability to lie and get away with it.