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WPIC 118.10 False Swearing—Definition

11A WAPRAC WPIC 118.10Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 118.10 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Washington State Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions
Part XIII. Miscellaneous Crimes
WPIC CHAPTER 118. Perjury or False Swearing
WPIC 118.10 False Swearing—Definition
A person commits the crime of false swearing when he or she makes a false statement that he or she knows to be false, 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), and WPIC 10.02 (Knowledge—Knowingly—Definition).
If the case involves inconsistent statements, see WPIC 118.22 (Perjury—Inconsistent Statements). If retraction is involved, see WPIC 118.20 (Perjury and False Swearing—Retraction).
COMMENT
RCW 9A.72.040.
See Comment to WPIC 118.11 (False Swearing—Elements).
[Current as of December 2019.]
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