US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 24.16
False Declaration Before Grand Jury or Court (18 U.S.C. § 1623)
The defendant is charged in [Count _______ of] the indictment with having made a false declaration in violation of Section 1623 of Title 18 of the United States Code. For the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, the defendant testified under oath in or ancillary to any [court] [grand jury] proceedings;
Second, the testimony was false [, with all of you agreeing as to which statement was false];
Third, the defendant knew that the testimony was false; and
Fourth, the false testimony was material to the matters before the [court] [grand jury]; that is, it had a natural tendency to influence, or was capable of influencing, the [court] [grand jury’s investigations].
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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