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Utah Code Ann. § 77-17-7 — Conviction on testimony of accomplice - Instruction to jury.

Current through 2026 General Session

Part of Chapter 17: The Trial, Utah Code.

Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 77-17-7

Statutory text current through the 2026 General Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Utah.

Utah Code Ann. § 77-17-7Primary source, current through the 2026 General Session
(1) A conviction may be had on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. (2) In the discretion of the court, an instruction to the jury may be given to the effect that such uncorroborated testimony should be viewed with caution, and such an instruction shall be given if the trial judge finds the testimony of the accomplice to be self contradictory, uncertain or improbable.

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