Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 18-5406 (2026)
Ignorance of materiality no defense.
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Ignorance of materiality no defense.
It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused did not know the materiality of the false statement made by him; or that it did not, in fact, affect the proceeding in or for which it was made. It is sufficient that it was material, and might have been used to affect such proceeding.
Notes of Decisions
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case, 2007–2007 · leading case: State v. Wolfrum, 175 P.3d 206 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007).
State v. Wolfrum, 175 P.3d 206 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007). “22, which quoted I.C. § 18-5406, stated: It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused did not know the materiality of the false statement made by him; or that it did not, in fact, affect the proceeding in or for which it was made.”
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