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95.2 Perjury: Miscellaneous Issues
95.2.1 Perjury: Definition Of "Material Matter"
95.2.2 Perjury: Concealment On Voir Dire As Perjury
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95.2.1 Perjury: Definition Of "Material Matter"
RATIONALE: Without a definition of "material matter" the jury may not correctly understand the required elements of perjury.
POINTS AND AUTHORITIES: See U.S. v. Gaudin (1995) 515 US 506, 509 [115 SCt 2310; 132 LEd2d 444]; see also FORECITE National™ 300.22.1
[Constitutional Right To Jury Determination Of Factual Component Of Mixed Questions Of Law And Fact].RESEARCH NOTES:
See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.16.4 [Perjury].
RELATED FEDERAL MODEL INSTRUCTIONS:
See FORECITE National™ 95.1.2 [Perjury: Federal Circuit Model Instructions And Notes].
See also 7TH CIRCUIT FEDERAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS - CRIMINAL [(18 USC 1001) Materiality-Definition] (1999).
See also 7TH CIRCUIT FEDERAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS - CRIMINAL [(18 USC 1623) False Declarations Before Grand Jury or Court--Elements] (1999).
See also 7TH CIRCUIT FEDERAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS - CRIMINAL [(26 USC 7206) Definition of Willfully] (1999).
SAMPLE INSTRUCTION:
The statement must have a natural tendency to influence, or be capable of influencing, the decision of the decision making body to which it was addressed.
[Source: U.S. v. Gaudin (1995) 515 US 506, 509 [115 SCt 2310; 132 LEd2d 444].]
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95.2.2 Perjury: Concealment On Voir Dire As Perjury
PRACTICE NOTE: A false statement on voir dire by a prospective juror may constitute perjury. (See Wharton’s Criminal Law (West, 15th ed. 1996) § 583, p. 303.)
RESEARCH NOTES:
See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.16.4 [Perjury].
RELATED FEDERAL MODEL INSTRUCTIONS:
See FORECITE National™ 95.1.2 [Perjury: Federal Circuit Model Instructions And Notes].