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Santa Cruz Criminal Defense Blog 2011 May Single Witness's Testimony
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Single Witness's Testimony

Posted By Christine McGuire || 25-May-2011

The court has a duty to give an instruction on the issue of single witness's testimony.  The court instructs:  The testimony of only one witness can prove any fact.  Before you conclude that the testimony of one witness proves a fact, you should carefully review all the evidence.  However the following require evidence that corroborates a witness's testimony:  treason, accomplice testimony, solicitation of a felony, abortion and seduction of a minor, obtaining property by false pretenses.  The cautionary admonition regarding a single witness's testimony applies with equal force to uncorroborated testimony by a defendant.  In a prosecution for forcible rape, an instruction that the testimony of a single witness is sufficient may be given in conjuction with an instruction that there is no legal corroboration requirement in a sex offense case.  

If you are arrested for a crime, contact Christine McGuire, Santa Cruz criminal defense attorney; Santa Cruz criminal defense lawyer. 
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