2017 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Criminal Code
§ 13-2706 Limitation on defenses

Universal Citation: AZ Rev Stat § 13-2706 (2017)

13-2706. Limitation on defenses

A. It is no defense to a prosecution under this chapter that:

1. The statement was inadmissible under the rules of evidence; or

2. The oath or affirmation was taken or administered in an irregular manner; or

3. The defendant mistakenly believed the false statement to be immaterial.

B. The provisions of law which declare that evidence obtained upon examination of a person as a witness cannot be received against him in a criminal proceeding do not forbid giving such evidence against the person upon any proceedings founded upon a charge of perjury committed in such examination.

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