CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Jurisdictional Hearing
.........Accomplice Testimony
3 Cards On This Topic:
  • Testimony of accomplice need not be corroborated in juvenile delinquency proceedings.
  • Repudiated extrajudicial statements of accomplice insufficient to sustain juvenile delinquency petition.
  • As subsequent petition sustained based solely on accomplice's testimony, which didn't have to be corroborated, jurisdict'l order affirmed; 30 years and changes in juvenile law require Mitchell P. be reevaluated.