Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1232 – Perjury; no defense
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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.
11 Del. C. 1953, § ?1232; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1232
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Oath: includes affirmation in all cases where an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and "sworn" includes affirmed; and the forms shall be varied accordingly. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302