What corroborative evidence does a defendant need to send money to an incarcerated accomplice?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ponce, D072862 (Cal. App. 2018):
People v. Andrew (1941) 43 Cal.App.2d 126 is particularly apt. The corroborative evidence there consisted of evidence that the defendant sent the incarcerated accomplice (1) money for 10 weeks; (2) a letter asking, "Please don't testify against me"; and (3) letters telling the accomplice that when he was released from custody he could take a
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