VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 41.200
Perjury—Evidence to Convict
The falsity of a [statement under oath; written statement under penalty of perjury] must be
established by two or more witnesses, or by one witness whose testimony is corroborated by
circumstances inconsistent with innocence of the defendant and directly tending to support the
testimony of the accusing witness.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- crim-2025-10-01
- Content hash
5673b26adb70307564e4002cfb8f1f58865eb266b87345faf9d2a8ffd8515c1a
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