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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>350958</law_id><section_number>18.2-435</section_number><catch_line>Giving conflicting testimony on separate occasions as to same matter; indictment; sufficiency of evidence</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="52" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="10" identifier="10">Crimes Against the Administration of Justice</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Perjury</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall likewise constitute <span class="dictionary">perjury</span> for any person, with the <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to testify falsely, to knowingly give <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> under <span class="dictionary">oath</span> as to any <span class="dictionary">material</span> matter or thing and subsequently to give conflicting <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> under <span class="dictionary">oath</span> as to the same matter or thing. In any <span class="dictionary">indictment</span> for such <span class="dictionary">perjury</span>, it shall be sufficient to allege the <span class="dictionary">offense</span> by stating that the person charged therewith did, knowingly and with the <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to testify falsely, on one occasion give <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> upon a certain matter and, on a subsequent occasion, give different <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> upon the same matter. Upon the <span class="dictionary">trial</span> on such <span class="dictionary">indictment</span>, it shall be sufficient to prove that the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>, knowingly and with the <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to testify falsely, gave such differing <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> and that the differing <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> was given on two separate occasions.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 18.1-276; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>Stephen Matthew Sutphin v. Commonwealth of Virginia</name><case_number>1376112</case_number><citation>61 Va. App. 315</citation><date>2012-12-18</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1061502/stephen-matthew-sutphin-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. HUMPHREYS, Judge. .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr></court_html></item><item key="1"><name>Shifflett v. Commonwealth (ORDER)</name><case_number>140273</case_number><citation></citation><date>2015-01-08</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2767475/shifflett-v-commonwealth-order/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. VIRGINIA: .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="2"><name>Angelone v. Dabney</name><case_number>Record 011069</case_number><citation>263 Va. 323</citation><date>2002-03-01</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059374/angelone-v-dabney/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. JUSTICE KEENAN .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="3"><name>Scott v. Commonwealth</name><case_number>Record No. 0243-91-4</case_number><citation>416 S.E.2d 47</citation><date>1992-04-07</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1270467/scott-v-commonwealth/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 416 S.E.2d 47 (1992) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr></court_html></item><item key="4"><name>Williams v. Commonwealth</name><case_number>Record No. 0794-87-2</case_number><citation>381 S.E.2d 361</citation><date>1989-06-20</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1340959/williams-v-commonwealth/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 381 S.E.2d 361 (1989) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr></court_html></item><item key="5"><name>Robinson v. Salvation Army</name><case_number>Record 160039</case_number><citation>791 S.E.2d 577</citation><date>2016-10-27</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4315992/robinson-v-salvation-army/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. OPINION BY JUSTICE CLEO E. POWELL .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
