Can a defendant be convicted on the testimony of an accomplice under section 1111 of the California Criminal Code?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from The People v. Flores, B211207, No. BA272661 (Cal. App. 2010):

Section 1111 prohibits conviction on the testimony of an accomplice defined by the statute as "one who is liable to prosecution for the identical offense charged against the defendant on trial in the cause in which the testimony of the accomplice is given" unless the testimony is "corroborated by such other evidence as shall tend to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense." The reason for the corroboration requirement is apparent: An accomplice is likely to implicate the defendant in order to shift the blame and minimize his or her own culpability. (People v. Tobias (2001) 25 Cal.4th 327, 331; People v. Hayes (1999) 21 Cal.4th 1211, 1271.)

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