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Perverting the course of justice is a criminal offence in England and Wales. The offence is committed when a person prevents justice from being served on him/herself or on another party. It is a common law offence, carrying a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Statutory versions of the offence exist in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland and New Zealand. ==England and Wales== Doing an act tending and intending to pervert the course of public justice〔This name is used in the statement of offence in the form of indictment approved in R v Williams (K J) 92 Cr App R 158, () Crim LR 205, CA〕 is an offence under the common law of England and Wales. Perverting the course of justice can be any of three acts: : * Fabricating or disposing of evidence : * Intimidating or threatening a witness or juror : * Intimidating or threatening a judge Also criminal are: :# conspiring with another to pervert the course of justice, and :# intending to pervert the course of justice. This offence, and the subject matter of the related forms of criminal conspiracy, has been referred to as: *Perverting the course of justice *Interfering with the administration of justice *Obstructing the administration of justice *Obstructing the course of justice *Defeating the due course of justice *Defeating the ends of justice *Effecting a public mischief〔The Law Commission. Criminal Law: Offences relating to the Administration of Justice. Working Paper No 62. HMSO. 1975. Paragraph 10 at page 6.〕 This proliferation of alternative names is "somewhat confusing".〔Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice. 1999. Paragraph 28-23 at page 2261.〕 This offence is also sometimes referred to as "attempting to pervert the course of justice". This is potentially misleading. An attempt to pervert the course of justice is a substantive common law offence and not an inchoate offence. It is not a form of the offence of attempt and it would be erroneous to charge it as being contrary to section 1(1) of the ''Criminal Attempts Act 1981''.〔R v Williams (K J) 92 Cr App R 158, () Crim LR 205, CA〕 This offence is triable only on indictment.〔("Perverting the Course of Justice ). Sentencing Manual. Crown Prosecution Service.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Perverting the course of justice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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