1. Concept
| Art. 180. False testimony against a defendant. – Any person who shall give false testimony against the defendant in any criminal case shall suffer: |
| 1. The penalty of reclusion temporal, if the defendant in said case shall have been sentenced to death; |
| 2. The penalty of prisión mayor, if the defendant shall have been sentenced to reclusion temporal or reclusion perpetua; |
| 3. The penalty of prisión correccional, if the defendant shall have been sentenced to any other afflictive penalty; and |
| 4. The penalty of arresto mayor, if the defendant shall have been sentenced to a correctional penalty or a fine, or shall have been acquitted. |
| In cases provided in subdivisions 3 and 4 of this article the offender shall further a fine not to exceed Two hundred thousand pesos (₱200,000). (Act No. 3815, Revised Penal Code) |
2. Mode of commission
Elements of the offense:
1) The offender gives false testimony against the defendant in any criminal case
References
⦁ Title 4 – Crimes Against Public Interest, Book 2, Revised Penal Code
