James Arena v. United States

LEMMON, Circuit Judge.

In a perjury case, the rule requiring corroboration of a single witness as to the falsity of the defendant’s testimony is, like Iago’s wine, “a good familiar creature, if it be well used.” 1

But when the rule is. perverted so as to require the prosecution to “prove its case twice”, it cannot be said to be “well used”.

The appellant, however, professes that he “does not contend that the government should be compelled to prove its case twice”. He also complains that “Appellee’s brief incorrectly attributes to appellant the proposition that ‘the corroborative evidence must…