State v. Simson

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• erroneous instruction that witness was defendant's accomplice, in context in which it was given, did not amount to directed verdict that defendant was guilty
• purpose of corroboration requirement and accompanying accomplice instructions is to highlight fact that “criminals may falsely accuse others of their misdeeds in order to minimize their own culpability”

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