That's what she is charged w/. If they have evidence that she intentionally misled investigators she will be convicted. Innocent until proven guilty & all that good stuff, but I highly doubt the state would have brought charges at this point unless their case was airtight. JMO
Your correct of course, it all depends on the evidence. Also we don't know how many lies she told about the vests. Without knowing details, as of now, I'm under the impression they have a weak case against her.....(Just My 2 Cents Only)
It's not like they are saying she lied about multiple pieces of evidence, or at least lied about 2 completely different pieces of evidence.
All her attorney has to do is convince the Jury she answered as truthfully as possible about the BPV's, or misunderstood the question(s), or didn't hear the entire question(s), or got mixed up on the type of vests, or didn't know they were in her son's room, and so on and so forth....
If the Jurors believe the above mentioned, and acquit her, then BOTH charges have to be dropped because the Obstruction charge is tied to the Perjury Charge.
But your right the State is very likely to believe their evidence will prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she lied about the BP Vests----all they have to do is back her into a corner.
__________Her Choices___________
#1.) Go to trial and take the chance she gets acquitted of Perjury, thus, the Obstruction will be dropped.
#2.) Go to trial and get convicted of Perjury, thus, she will also be guilty of Obstruction.
#3.) Cop a plea deal and plead guilty to only ONE CHARGE---with probation and community service---but NO jail time.
