State v. Knudtson

Citations

• 11 Idaho 524
• 83 P. 226
• 1905 Ida. LEXIS 63

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law — Competency of Codefendant as Witness for State —Corroboration of Accomplice — Sufficiency of Corroboration.</p> <p>1. One who has been jointly indicted with a defendant on trial, and has entered a plea of guilty, is a competent witness for the state on the trial of his codefendant.</p> <p>2. An instruction as to the evidence necessary to corroborate the testimony of an accomplice which states the law on that question to the jury in as favorable light to the defendant as it is given in section 7871 of the Devised Statutes, is sufficient and not open to objection by the defendant.</p> <p>3. Under the provision of section 7871 of the Devised Statutes, the corroboration of the evidence of an accomplice must be on some material fact or circumstance, and such that when standing alone and independent of the evidence of the accomplice tends to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the court.)</p>