Source or Prior Law:

21-655, 21-701, 21-703, 21-1108.

Law Review and Bar Journal References:

Perjury in Kansas, 13 W.L.J. 479 (1974).

"Civil Rights: Absolute Immunity Extended to All Witnesses Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983," Marta Fisher Linenberger, 23 W.L.J. 160 (1983).

Attorney General's Opinions:

Banks and banking; code; powers; oath of director and president. 82-39.

Administering of oaths for marriage license, alternative therefor. 2000-42.

Uniform electronic transaction act does not authorize the use of unsworn electronic digitally signed complaint or supporting affidavit; court rule exception. 2008-4.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Various alleged errors considered; conviction hereunder upheld. State v. Frames, 213 Kan. 113, 114, 515 P.2d 751.

2. Conviction hereunder and under K.S.A. 21-3205; record examined; no reversible error. State v. Craig, 215 Kan. 381, 385, 386, 524 P.2d 679.

3. Alleged errors reviewed on appeal from conviction of perjury; judgment affirmed. State v. Edgington, 223 Kan. 413, 573 P.2d 1059.

4. Conviction hereunder affirmed; appeal held timely filed. State v. Brady, 2 Kan. App. 2d 382, 580 P.2d 434. Syl. ¶2 and corresponding statements in Brady opinion overruled. State v. Moses, 227 Kan. 400, 403, 607 P.2d 477.

5. Stop of defendant's car under K.S.A. 22-2402 held justified by reasonable suspicion. State v. Hayes, 3 Kan. App. 2d 517, 519, 597 P.2d 268.

6. Where district court dismisses criminal complaint, complaining witness has no right to appeal order. State ex rel. Rome v. Fountain, 234 Kan. 943, 678 P.2d 146 (1984).

7. Cited in discussion on strictness of verification requirement for mechanic's lien and ramifications attached thereto. Lewis v. Wanamaker Baptist Church, 10 Kan. App. 2d 99, 101, 692 P.2d 397 (1984).

8. Cited, notarial act has the same effect under state law if person authorized by federal law to perform notarial acts. State v. O'Neal, 250 Kan. 229, 230, 824 P.2d 967 (1992).

9. Using alias in swearing under oath to accuracy of affidavit for court-appointed counsel held sufficient for perjury charge. State v. Tyler, 251 Kan. 616, 640, 840 P.2d 413 (1992).

10.Statement under oath distinguished from verification on lien statement. Double S, Inc. v. Northwest Kansas Prod. Cred. Ass'n, 17 Kan. App. 2d 740, 742, 843 P.2d 741 (1992).

11. Evidence sufficient to prove juvenile is excluded from jurisdiction of juvenile code examined. State v. Shelton, 252 Kan. 319, 324, 845 P.2d 23 (1993).

12. Notice requirements under Kansas administrative procedure act examined in review of license revocation. Reed v. Kansas Racing Comm'n, 253 Kan. 602, 604, 605, 619, 860 P.2d 864 (1993).

13. Perjury conviction vacated where no corroborating testimony offered in support of state's only witness. State v. Barker, 18 Kan. App. 2d 292, 851 P.2d 394 (1993).

14. Materiality of statement is not an element of perjury; materiality determined by court as a matter of law. State v. Rollins, 264 Kan. 466, 467, 470, 957 P.2d 438 (1998).

15. Rule requiring two witnesses or one witness and corroborating circumstances to prove perjury inapplicable to crime of solicitation to commit perjury. State v. Ellis, 25 Kan. App. 2d 61, 957 P.2d 520 (1998).