Does corroboration of the victim's testimony need to be corroborated to convict a defendant of assault or attempted rape?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Salas, 358 N.Y.S.2d 322, 79 Misc.2d 390 (N.Y. City Ct. 1974):
2 However, if the testimony of the victim was that the rape was not consummated, the corroboration of the victim's testimony would not be required to convict the defendant of the assault or attempted rape offense (People v. Colon, supra).
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