A conviction of 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.
Ala. Code § 12-21-222
Accomplice’s Testimony for Felony Conviction.
Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case 420 So. 2d 812 - Harris v. State (1982)
Most recently applied in 880 F. Supp. 2d 1162 - Kuenzel v. Allen (December 2009)
(Code 1852, §641; Code 1867, §4193; Code 1876, §4895; Code 1886, §4476; Code 1896, §5300; Code 1907, §7897; Code 1923, §5635; Code 1940, T. 15, §307.)
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