Accomplice testimony remains competent evidence, and conviction may legally rest on it without independent corroboration. An accomplice is a competent witness against an accused person. A conviction founded solely on uncorroborated accomplice testimony is not illegal merely ... Summary
Accomplice testimony remains competent evidence, and conviction may legally rest on it without independent corroboration.
An accomplice is a competent witness against an accused person. A conviction founded solely on uncorroborated accomplice testimony is not illegal merely because independent corroboration is absent. The provision recognises the evidentiary competence of accomplices and does not impose corroboration as a condition of a legally valid conviction.
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