Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-16-704 — Retraction
Tennessee § 39-16-704
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-704 (2026).
Text
It is a defense to prosecution for aggravated perjury that the person retracted the false statement before completion of the testimony at the official proceeding during which the aggravated perjury was committed.
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Related
State v. Cutshaw
967 S.W.2d 332 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
State v. Bowman
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)
Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-16-704, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-16-704.