Arkansas · Arkansas Code of 1987 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
Ark. Code § 5-53-104: Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-104
What this law says, in plain English
A defendant may use retraction of false testimony as a perjury defense if done completely, voluntarily, and before the case is submitted to the judge or jury. Causing termination of an official proceeding through retraction that harms a party's legal rights is a Class A misdemeanor.
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