What is the test for a jury to convict an accomplice of a crime in a criminal case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Allen, A155167 (Cal. App. 2020):

the crime in such a way as to satisfy the jury that the accomplice is telling the truth.' [Citation.]" (People v. Valdez (2012) 55 Cal.4th 82, 147-148 (Valdez); accord, People v. Williams, supra, 43 Cal.4th at p. 638.)

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