Virginia § 18.2-435 Giving conflicting testimony on separate occasions as to same matter; indictment; sufficiency of evidence

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§ 18.2-435 — Giving conflicting testimony on separate occasions as to same matter; indictment; sufficiency of evidence

Virginia § 18.2-435

Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY

Ch. 10CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Art. 1PERJURY

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-435 (2026).

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It shall likewise constitute perjury for any person, with the intent to testify falsely, to knowingly give testimony under oath as to any material matter or thing and subsequently to give conflicting testimony under oath as to the same matter or thing. In any indictment for such perjury, it shall be sufficient to allege the offense by stating that the person charged therewith did, knowingly and with the intent to testify falsely, on one occasion give testimony upon a certain matter and, on a subsequent occasion, give different testimony upon the same matter. Upon the trial on such indictment, it shall be sufficient to prove that the defendant, knowingly and with the intent to testify falsely, gave such differing testimony and that the differing testimony was given on two separate occasions

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It shall likewise constitute perjury for any person, with the intent to testify falsely, to knowingly give testimony under oath as to any material matter or thing and subsequently to give conflicting testimony under oath as to the same matter or thing. In any indictment for such perjury, it shall be sufficient to allege the offense by stating that the person charged therewith did, knowingly and with the intent to testify falsely, on one occasion give testimony upon a certain matter and, on a subsequent occasion, give different testimony upon the same matter. Upon the trial on such indictment, it shall be sufficient to prove that the defendant, knowingly and with the intent to testify falsely, gave such differing testimony and that the differing testimony was given on two separate occasions.