WPIC 118.17 Material Statement—Definition
11A WAPRAC WPIC 118.17Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 118.17 (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 118.17 Material Statement—Definition
A materially false statement is any false statement, oral or written, regardless of its admissibility under the rules of evidence, that could have affected the course or outcome of the official proceeding.
NOTE ON USE
Use in every perjury case.
COMMENT
RCW 9A.72.010(1).
A “materially false statement” is “any false statement, oral or written, regardless of its admissibility under the rules of evidence, which could have affected the course or outcome of the proceeding.” RCW 9A.72.010(1); State v. Dial, 44 Wn.App. 11, 720 P.2d 461 (1986).
Previously, RCW 9A.72.010(1) provided that the materiality of a false statement is a question of law for the court to decide. The constitution requires, however, that materiality of a false statement be submitted to the jury. See State v. Abrams, 163 Wn.2d 277, 178 P.3d 1021 (2008) (interpreting RCW 9A.72.010); United States v. Gaudin, 515 U.S. 506, 115 S.Ct. 2310, 132 L.Ed.2d 444 (1995) (interpreting a federal statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1001). Effective July 1, 2019, the Legislature amended RCW 9A.72.010(1) to remove this language. Laws of 2019, Chapter 232, § 10.
[Current as of December 2019.]
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