Delaware Statutes
§ 1232 — Perjury; no defense
Delaware·Title 11·Part Delaware Criminal Code·Ch. 5 SPECIFIC OFFENSES·Subch. Offenses Against Public Administration
It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that:
(1)The accused was not competent under the relevant rules of evidence to make the false statement alleged; or
(2)The accused mistakenly believed the false statement to be immaterial; or
(3)The oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner; or
(4)A document purporting to be made upon oath and uttered or published as so made by the accused was not in fact made under oath; or
(5)The court in which the acts constituting the offense were committed lacked jurisdiction over the person of the accused or over the subject matter.
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Legislative History
11 Del. C. 1953, § 1232; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1
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