California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Torres, H040966 (Cal. App. 2017):
"Corroborating evidence may be slight, entirely circumstantial, and entitled to little consideration when standing alone. [Citations.] It need not be sufficient to establish every element of the charged offense or to establish the precise facts to which the accomplice testified. [Citations.] It is 'sufficient if it tends to connect the defendant with the crime in such a way as to satisfy the jury that the accomplice is telling the truth.' " (People v. Valdez, supra, 55 Cal.4th at pp. 147-148.) Corroborating evidence must "tend to implicate the defendant by relating to an act that is an element of the crime." (People v. Nelson (2011) 51 Cal.4th 198, 218.)
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