California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lewis, C076209 (Cal. App. 2018):
We must eliminate from the case the evidence of the accomplice, and then examine the evidence of the remaining witness or witnesses to ascertain if there is evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense. (People v. Shaw (1941) 17 Cal.2d 778, 804.) Unless we determine " 'that the corroborating evidence should not have been admitted or that it could not reasonably tend to connect a defendant with the commission of a crime, the finding of the trier of fact on the issue of corroboration may not be disturbed on appeal.' " (People v. Szeto (1981) 29 Cal.3d 20, 27, italics omitted.)
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