Opinion ID: 550583
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Presenting Perjured Testimony

Text: 13 Agent Magers testified to the grand jury that they found a packet of white powder in Murray's trousers. Earlier, Magers had sworn an affadavit in support of the complaint, which stated that a bindle of white powder was taken from Murray's vest. Because of this discrepancy, Murray asserts that the prosecutor knew that Magers was lying to the grand jury and had a duty to reveal this fact. 14 This claim is without merit. It assumes that the prosecutor knew where the material really was found, and thus knew at which point the agent was testifying falsely; it further assumes that the difference in testimony about whether the item was found in Murray's trousers or vest significantly infringed on the grand jury's ability to exercise its judgment, in violation of Larrazolo, 869 F.2d at 1357. But in both cases, the agent testified that the drugs were found somewhere on Murray's person. A different in testimony regarding which pocket the material came from could not have resulted in actual prejudice to Cox, as required under Larrazolo, 869 F.2d at 1357.