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.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-704
Retraction
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Cutshaw (1997)
Most recently applied in State v. Cutshaw (December 1997)
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
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