Sentence examples for confession under oath from inspiring English sources

Some defense lawyers involved in the case expected the witness, Thomas Morales, to provide what amounted to a confession under oath.

"If Mr. Armstrong truly wants to make amends for his doping past, then he needs to make a full confession under oath to the relevant anti-doping authorities," the World Anti-Doping Agency said.

Wada, which ratified Usada's decision to ban Armstrong for life and strip him of all his titles, said on Tuesday that unless Armstrong made a full confession under oath and told the anti-doping authorities all he knew there would be no chance of his ban being reduced.

"Only when Mr Armstrong makes a full confession under oath – and tells the anti-doping authorities all he knows about doping activities – can any legal and proper process for him to seek any reopening or reconsideration of his lifetime ban commence".

And Wada director general David Howman says Armstrong needs to make a full confession under oath about doping.

"Only when Mr Armstrong makes a full confession under oath - and tells the anti-doping authorities all he knows about doping activities - can any legal and proper process for him to seek any reopening or reconsideration of his lifetime ban commence".

Both the defense lawyers and the prosecutor, Raja Qureshi, said the introduction of the confession, which was not made under oath, did not stand on firm legal ground.

But prosecutors have said that statement cannot be regarded as a confession, because it was not made under oath, and today, the suspect was apparently much more careful in his remarks.

Legally, the Islamic Republic's Constitution explicitly bans torture, saying, "All forms of torture for the purpose of extracting confessions or acquiring information are forbidden," adding, "Any testimony, confession or oath obtained under duress is devoid of value".

Last year the book The Blood of Emmett Till was published with a confession from Carolyn Bryant, today Carolyn Donham, that she lied under oath about her claims against Till.

She was in the hospital room that day, the Andreus said, but has testified under oath that she never heard the confession.