What is the effect of having an accomplice testify against a single defendant in a single criminal trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thurman, B284941 (Cal. App. 2019):
5. Contrast the single-defendant case with one in which the accomplice is one of multiple defendants in a single criminal trial. In such a case, it is proper to instruct that to the extent a codefendant's testimony tends to incriminate a defendant, it should be viewed with care and caution and is subject to the corroboration requirement. (People v. Avila (2006) 38 Cal.4th 491, 561-562.)
6. All undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
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