Commonwealth v. Thurman

VANCE, Justice.

Respondent was found guilty of first-degree peijury pursuant to K.R.S. 523.020 and K.R.S. 523.050(1) and (2). K.R.S. 523.-020(1) provides:

“A person is guilty of perjury in the first degree when he makes a material false statement, which he does not believe, in any official proceeding under an oath required or authorized by law....”

K.R.S. 523.050 provides:

“(1) When a person has made inconsistent statements under oath, both having been made within the period of the statute of limitations, the prosecution may proceed by setting forth the inconsistent statements in a single charge…