Accomplice witness
Definition
Someone who is both a witness to a crime and an accomplice in that same crime. In some states, a defendant may not be convicted solely on the basis of an accomplice witness' testimony.
Illustrative caselaw
See, e.g. Cool v. U.S., 409 U.S. 100 (1972) and People v. Bowley, 59 Cal.2d 855 (Cal. 1963).
See also
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
A person who is a witness to a crime and also charged as an accomplice to the same crime.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:10 pm
