State law governs the potential for perjury punishment in Oklahoma, including in Okmulgee.
Under Oklahoma law, “whoever, in a trial, hearing, investigation, deposition, certification or declaration…makes…a statement under oath, affirmation or other legally binding assertion that the statement is true, when in fact the witness or declarant does not believe that the statement is true…is guilty of perjury” Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 491
Therefore, perjury generally occurs if someone makes a false statement after they have taken an oath to speak truthfully.
However, it is a defense that a statement made under oath was actually true or the defendant made the statement under the impression that it was not false. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 499
Perjury Punishment in Oklahoma Has Serious Penalties
The punishment for perjury in Okmulgee primarily depends on where a defendant committed the crime.
Committing perjury before a grand jury, for example, can result in a prison sentence between two and 20 years.
On the other hand, committing perjury before a court of justice will result in a sentence of one to 10 years in prison.
Perjury punishment in Oklahoma for some other type of matter can carry up to five years in prison. Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 500
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