I'm not a lawyer and am not pretending to be one, but perhaps the jurors suspected or thought he lied even though they determined it wasn't proven to the point that guilty was warranted. However, and with their suspicion of lying, they felt his answers to the questions intentionally obfuscatory. One can obfuscate and deceive without literally lying-- just read many eBay auction descriptions--, so guilt of perjury isn't a requirement.
Last edited by drc; 04-13-2011 at 08:05 PM.
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