41 Ala. App. 512 - Freeman v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1961
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
1
states following
February 1986
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. v. Crossley · 35 Ala. App. 13 - Fagan v. State · Smith v. State · 38 Ala. App. 153 - Smothers v. State · 25 Ala. App. 20 - Prophett v. State
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“"I charge you, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, that the corroboration necessary to support the testimony of an accomplice must be unequivocal and of a substantive character, must be of some fact or facts tending to prove the guilt of the defendant and which legitimately tends to connect the defendant with the crime, must be inconsistent with the innocence of the defendant, and must do more than raise a suspicion of guilt. ".... "I charge you, Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, that a conviction of a felony cannot be had on the testimony of an accomplice, unless corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense; and such corroborative evidence, if it merely shows the commission of the offense or the circumstances thereof is not sufficient. If you do not find that such corroboration exists to support the testimony of Garrett Marcus Strong, then you must find the defendant, Frederick Lynn, not guilty. "I charge you, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, that the corroboration of an accomplice is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of an offense, or circumstances thereof, or that the accomplice and the defendant are acquainted or connected, but there must be independent evidence supporting the testimony of the accomplice or tending to confirm him which must be of substantial character, and must tend to connect the defendant with the commission of the crime charged or to identify him as the guilty person and which is incon”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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