Principle

CRIMINAL LAW — Confessional Statements — Sufficiency for Conviction — Need for Corroboration

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

A voluntary, direct, and positive confession can sustain a conviction without corroboration if the court is satisfied of its truth. However, corroboration—however slight—is desirable to test the confession's truth. The judge must be satisfied of the confession's voluntariness and truth. Corroboration is not legally mandatory…

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