Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-16-705 — Subornation of perjury
Tennessee § 39-16-705
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-705 (2026).
Text
(a)A person commits an offense who, with the intent to deceive, induces another to make a false statement constituting perjury or aggravated perjury.
(b)(1) Subornation of perjury is a Class A misdemeanor.
(2)Subornation of aggravated perjury is a Class E felony.
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Related
State v. DeWayne Greene
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
Robert Allen Doll, III v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
(Tennessee Supreme Court, 2024)
Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 980, § 9.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-16-705, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-16-705.