State v. Olhausen

¶1(dissenting).

¶2I respectfully disagree with the court that appellant’s confession was not suffi*394ciently corroborated by accomplice testimony to sustain his conviction for first-degree controlled substance crime. While Chantharath did not testify at the trial, his corroboration of defendant’s confession was presented to the jury via the testimony of agent Nance. Agent Nance testified that following his arrest, Chantharath admitted to him the he had given appellant the pound of methamphetamine that appellant offered to sell to agent Nance. This testimony is consistent with appellant’s confession wherein he admitted that he tried to sale agent Nance a pound of methamphetamine, which he obtained from Chantharath. The essential matters admitted in appellant’s confession, namely that the controlled substance was methamphetamine and that it weighed a pound, were corroborated by his accomplice, Chantharath. The jury adequately received evidence from appellant’s accomplice corroborating appellant’s confession. I would affirm the conviction.