24-14-8. Number of witnesses required generally; exceptions; effect of corroboration.

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The testimony of a single witness is generally sufficient to establish a fact. However, in certain cases, including prosecutions for treason, prosecutions for perjury, and felony cases where the only witness is an accomplice, the testimony of a single witness shall not be sufficient. Nevertheless, corroborating circumstances may dispense with the necessity for the testimony of a second witness, except in prosecutions for treason.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 24-14-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.

Law reviews

For comment on Drummond v. State, 87 Ga. App. 105, 73 S.E.2d 43 (1952), see 16 Ga. B.J. 226 (1953). For article, “The Demise of the Corroboration Requirement — Its History in Georgia Rape Law,” see 26 Emory L.J. 805 (1977).

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