Except as provided in § 39-16-704, a charge of perjury or aggravated perjury that alleges the person charged has made two (2) or more statements under oath, any two (2) of which cannot both be true, need not allege which statement is false if both statements were made within the period of the statute of limitations. At trial, the prosecution need not prove which statement is false.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-707
Inconsistent statements
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; 1990, ch. 980, § 30.
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