California · Penal Code

PEN §1111: A conviction can not be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless it be corroborated by such other evidence as shall tend to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense; and the corr

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute sets evidentiary rules for criminal trials: an accomplice's testimony alone cannot convict a defendant; it must be corroborated by other evidence connecting the defendant to the offense.

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A conviction can not be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless it be corroborated by such other evidence as shall tend to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense or the circumstances thereof. An accomplice is hereby defined as one who is liable to prosecution for the identical offense charged against the defendant on trial in the cause in which the testimony of the accomplice is given.

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