People v. James

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

At trial the defendant moved to dismiss the indictment on the ground that the prosecution had failed to corroborate accomplice testimony. This argument was based on the contention that a prosecution witness, Melvin Rogers, was an accomplice as a matter of law. This contention was rejected by the trial court and has been abandoned by the defendant on the appeal. The defendant now contends that Melvin Rogers’ testimony was insufficient to corroborate the accomplice. Alternatively it is contended that the…