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Is it a crime to accuse the innocent of a crime?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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The best possible response is that it can be. If the accuser knows before making the charge, then yes, it is one of a number of crimes. However, the innocent are wrongly accused and not uncommonly convicted in the US every day.

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