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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.070

Proof of falsity of statements

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case O'Sullivan v. State (2021)

Most recently applied in O'Sullivan v. State (December 2021)

Effective: 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote; (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

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:

(1) The direct evidence of two witnesses; or

(2) The direct evidence of one witness together with strongly corroborating circumstances; or

(3) Demonstrative evidence which conclusively proves the falsity of the statement; or

(4) A directly contradictory statement by the defendant under oath together with:

(a) The direct evidence of one witness; or

(b) Strongly corroborating circumstances; or

(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.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.