Del. Code tit. 11 § 1232

Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 254
Section 1232 - Perjury; no defense

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. § 1232

11 Del. C. 1953, § 1232; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1.;