Code of Alabama - Title 12: Courts - Section 12-21-222 - Accomplice's testimony for felony conviction

Section 12-21-222 - Accomplice's testimony for felony conviction.

A conviction of felony cannot be had on the testimony of an accomplice unless corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense, and such corroborative evidence, if it merely shows the commission of the offense or the circumstances thereof, is not sufficient.

(Code 1852, §641; Code 1867, §4193; Code 1876, §4895; Code 1886, §4476; Code 1896, §5300; Code 1907, §7897; Code 1923, §5635; Code 1940, T. 15, §307.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021