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10 U.S.C. § 931

Art. 131. Perjury

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Any person subject to this chapter who in a judicial proceeding or in a course of justice willfully and corruptly—(1) upon a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, gives any false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry; or(2) in any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 1746 of title 28, subscribes any false statement material to the issue or matter of inquiry;is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75; Pub. L. 94–550, § 3, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2535; Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(13), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1289.)

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931

50:725.

May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 131), 64 Stat. 142.

The words “in a” are inserted before the words “course of justice”.

Editorial NotesAmendments

1982—Par. (2). Pub. L. 97–295 struck out “United States Code,” after “title 28,”.

1976—Pub. L. 94–550 divided existing provisions into an introductory phrase, par. (1), and a closing phrase, and added par. (2).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 40 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1952–2024 · leading case: United States v. Wells, 519 U.S. 482 (1997).
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United States v. Wells, 519 U.S. 482 (1997). · cites it 2× “by virtue of willful false statement of material fact); 10 U. S. C. § 931 (perjury in military proceeding); 18 U.”
United States v. Michael E. Gaudin, 28 F.3d 943 (9th Cir. 1994). “by virtue of willful false statement of material fact); 10 U.S.C. § 931 (perjury in military proceeding); 18 U.”
Spencer v. United States, 102 F. Supp. 774 (Ct. Cl. 1952). · cites it 4× “However, this language had its origin in the Revised Statutes, sections 1245, 1251, and 1252, 10 U.S.C.A. §§ 931 , 933, and 934, which enactments related only to Regular Army officers.”
United States v. Stuckey, 10 M.J. 347 (1981). “The penalties for perjury authorized under Article 131, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 931 , attest to the importance attached to testimony given under oath.”
United States v. Giles, 59 M.J. 374 (C.A.A.F. 2004). · cites it 2× “Appellant was convicted, contrary to her pleas, of the two original drug-related attempt offenses under Article 80, as well as a perjury charge under Article 131, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 931 (2000). She was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge.”
United States v. Byard, 29 M.J. 803 (1989). · cites it 2× “15 We hold that a deposition in a civil case is a judicial proceeding within the meaning of Article 131, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 931 , and find that the appellant should have been prosecuted under Article 131, UCMJ.”
United States v. Johanns, 17 M.J. 862 (1983). “, Article 131, 10 U.S.C. § 931 ; (17) aiding escape of person under arrest, see Naval Courts and Boards, section 116, and U.”
United States v. Soriano, 20 M.J. 337 (1985). “Assuming it applied as well to his *341 later testimony, it does not constitute by itself prejudgment of the appellant’s guilt of perjury within the meaning of Article 131, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 931 , and paragraph 210, Manual for Courts-Martial, United…”
United States v. Galchick, 52 M.J. 815 (A.F.C.C.A. 2000). “§ 1621 ) and the military perjury statute (Article 131, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 931 ). The revisions to 18 U.”
United States v. Redlinski, 56 M.J. 508 (2001). “Willfully giving false testimony is an offense that may be punishable either as perjury under Article 131, UCMJ, 10 USC § 931 , or as unlawful command influence under Article 98, UCMJ, 10 USC § 898 .”
United States v. Crooks, 12 C.M.A. 677 (1962). · cites it 2× “The court-martial convicted the accused of a charge of “appearing in a public establishment in a field uniform,” in violation of Paragraph 8e, United States Army, Europe, Circular 670-5, and of falsely testifying under oath before an Article 32 investigating officer that he did…”
United States v. Smith, 9 C.M.A. 236 (1958). · cites it 2× “One specification of Charge I alleges perjury in that the accused, in violation of Article 131, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 931 , willfully testified falsely on a material matter at his trial by special court-martial.”
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