{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.070","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.070","heading":"Proof of falsity of statements.","body":"No person shall be convicted of a violation of section* 575.040, 575.050 or 575.060 based upon the making of a false statement except upon proof of the falsity of the statement by:\n(1) The direct evidence of two witnesses; or\n(2) The direct evidence of one witness together with strongly corroborating circumstances; or\n(3) Demonstrative evidence which conclusively proves the falsity of the statement; or\n(4) A directly contradictory statement by the defendant under oath together with:\n(a) The direct evidence of one witness; or\n(b) Strongly corroborating circumstances; or\n(5) A judicial admission by the defendant that he or she made the statement knowing it was false. An admission, which is not a judicial admission, by the defendant that he or she made the statement knowing it was false may constitute strongly corroborating circumstances.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=575.070","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"69ef65cfd6ee13c26abd0932fd5fbcb1446dd09522bd0af915db9c20c5d79b2a","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.060","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-575.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}