Penal Law § 210.50 · Article 210. Perjury and Related Offenses
Perjury and related offenses; requirement of corroboration
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§ 210.50 Perjury and related offenses; requirement of corroboration.
In any prosecution for perjury, except a prosecution based upon inconsistent statements pursuant to section 210.20, or in any prosecution for making an apparently sworn false statement, or making a punishable false written statement, falsity of a statement may not be established by the uncorroborated testimony of a single witness.
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