Delaware Statutes
§ 1231 — Retraction of false statement as affirmative defense
Delaware·Title 11·Part Delaware Criminal Code·Ch. 5 SPECIFIC OFFENSES·Subch. Offenses Against Public Administration
In any prosecution for perjury, it is an affirmative defense that the accused retracted the false statement in the course of the proceeding in which it was made, before the false statement substantially affected the proceeding and before it became manifest that its falsity was or would be exposed.
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Legislative History
11 Del. C. 1953, § 1231; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1
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