State v. Butterfield

Defendant was convicted of stealing and driving away an automobile in violation of chapter 81, § 3974x7, Laws of Utah 1921, and appeals, contending that he was convicted upon the testimony of an accomplice, not corroborated by other evidence as is required by Comp. Laws Utah 1917, § 8992, which provides:

“A conviction shall not be had on the testimony of an accomplice, unless he is corroborated by other evidence which in itself, and without the aid of the testimony of the accomplice, tends to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense; and the corroboration shall not be…