WPIC 118.01 Perjury—First Degree—Definition
11A WAPRAC WPIC 118.01Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 118.01 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Part XIII. Miscellaneous Crimes
WPIC CHAPTER 118. Perjury or False Swearing
WPIC 118.01 Perjury—First Degree—Definition
A person commits the crime of perjury in the first degree when in any official proceeding he or she makes a materially false statement that he or she knows to be false while under an oath required or authorized by law.
NOTE ON USE
Use this instruction if it will help the jury understand the charged offense or if it is necessary to define this particular offense for the jury. See the Comment to WPIC 4.24 (Definition of the Crime—Form).
With this instruction, use WPIC 118.12 (Perjury or False Swearing—Requirements of Proof), WPIC 118.15 (Oath—Definition), WPIC 118.16 (Official Proceeding—Definition), WPIC 118.17 (Material Statement—Definition), and WPIC 10.02 (Knowledge—Knowingly—Definition).
If the case involves inconsistent statements charged as allowed by RCW 9A.72.050, see WPIC 118.22 (Perjury—Inconsistent Statements). If retraction is involved, see WPIC 118.20 (Perjury and False Swearing—Retraction).
COMMENT
RCW 9A.72.020(1).
See Comment to WPIC 118.02 (Perjury—First Degree—Elements).
[Current as of December 2019.]
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