13 V.S.A. § 2901a: Perjury by inconsistent statements
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure
- Chapter 065: Perjury
A person is also guilty of perjury and may be sentenced under section 2901 of this title if in one or more proceedings before or ancillary to a court or grand jury or in a contested case before a State agency pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25;
(1) he or she knowingly makes two or more statements under oath or affirmation which are material in the proceedings;
(2) the statements are inconsistent to the degree that the person necessarily believed one of them to be false; and
(3) both statements were made within the period of the statute of limitations.
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