Can confession stories be used as evidence in court?
<p>I would like to tell my story that contain things that may or may not be illegal. I planned to upload it to youtube for educational and entertainment purposes. I'm afraid though that I might be prosecuted. Will it hold up in court if it's used as evidence against me? Is there some kind of disclaimer I can use?</p>

<p>For the curious, it's about how I learned about hacking, and what I used it for.</p>

<p>Extra information: United States. Illinois.</p>

<p>I plan to leave out exact details, as I know that I can't be charged for hacking in general, but rather hacked duhduhduh.com at exact time and date. I could also claim the story is fictional. But someone said in the comments that would probably lead to perjury charges. It's a story I would really love to tell because there's a lot of educational value to it, I just don't want to be charged for trying to share an experience I had when I was young and naive.</p>

<p>To answer your main question, yes, anything you say can be used against you in court.  <em>See Miranda v. Arizona</em>, 384 U.S. 436, 469 (1966); <em>accord</em> Fed. R. Evid. 801(d)(2)(A); Ill. R. Evid. 801(d)(2)(A).</p>

<p>Perjury means to lie under oath, <em>see, e.g.</em>, 18 U.S.C. § 1621, so nothing from the Youtube video itself would create perjury issues.</p>

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