Clause IV made an enslaved witness found guilty of knowingly giving false evidence liable to the same punishment as the accused person would have faced, or another punishment the court considered appropriate. Justices had to explain that risk to witnesses. The clause made testimony legally usable while placing a severe threat over people whose words entered a coercive court.
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What penalty could an enslaved witness face for false evidence?
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Clause IV tied false testimony to the accused person’s potential punishment or another court-selected penalty.
Clause IV allowed a court to punish an enslaved witness for false evidence.
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The act made false evidence punishable, potentially by the same punishment faced by the accused.