IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 22.01A
Definition Of Material For Perjury
A statement is material when it did influence or could have influenced [(the) (a)] [(trier of
fact) (decision maker)] on any issue or point in question. In other words, the test for materiality
is whether the statement tends to disprove or prove an issue in the case.
Materiality is, therefore, derived from the relationship between the proposition of the
allegedly false statement(s) and the issue(s) in the case.
The materiality of a statement is to be determined at the time the statement was made and
with reference to the circumstances existing at the time the statement was made without regard to
subsequent events.
[The statement, however, does not have to be made in the presence of [(the) (a)] [(trier of
fact) (decision maker)] or anyone else to be material.]
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