TCA 39-16-704
Retraction
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What does this charge mean?
A person charged with aggravated perjury can use as a defense the fact that they admitted their lie and corrected it before they finished testifying in the proceeding. This statute provides a single, limited way to avoid conviction for aggravated perjury by recanting the false testimony during the same proceeding where it was made.
Penalty Details
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It is a defense to prosecution for aggravated perjury that the person retracted the false statement before completion of the testimony at the official proceeding during which the aggravated perjury was committed.
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TCA Section39-16-704