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Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.115 (2026)

Corroboration of falsity required

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      162.115 Corroboration of falsity required. In any prosecution for perjury or false swearing, falsity of a statement may not be established solely through contradiction by the testimony of a single witness. [1971 c.743 §188]

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Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2021 · leading case: State v. Shoemaker, 559 P.2d 498 (Or. 1977).
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State v. Shoemaker, 559 P.2d 498 (Or. 1977). · cites it 5× “In support of that assignment of error he contended that under ORS 162.115 the falsity of a statement in a prosecution for perjury "may not be established solely through contradiction by the testimony of a single witness” and that there was insufficient corroboration of the…”
State v. Shoemaker, 550 P.2d 1396 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 4× “The problem arises, however, because of simultaneous legislative enactment of ORS 162.115 which is a codification of the common-law-corroboration requirement for perjury cases: There must be two corroborating witnesses, or one witness and corroborating circumstances, to convict…”
State v. Real, 886 P.2d 501 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 8× “We reverse the conviction on the first count because of insufficiency of evidence, ORS 162.115, and otherwise affirm. On November 29,1992, Oregon State Police trooper Walter Markee stopped a car in which defendant was a passenger.”
O'Sullivan v. State, 476 Md. 652 (Md. 2021). “11 (E) (2021); Or. Rev. Stat. § 162.115 (2021); 18 Pa. Cons.”
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