O64 False Declaration Before a Grand Jury
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- Instruction
- O64
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1623(a)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 437
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant [gave testimony] [used the described record or document] while under oath as a witness before a Grand Jury of this Court;
(2) the [testimony] [record or document] was false in one or more of the ways charged and concerned some material matter in the Grand Jury proceedings; and
(3) the Defendant knew that [the testimony was false] [record or document was false] when it was [made] [used].
Related practice page
Perjury and False Statements Under Oath in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 437
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.