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"An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person and a conviction is not illegal…

BSA section 138 makes an accomplice a competent witness against an accused and provides that a conviction is not illegal merely because it rests on uncorroborated accomplice…

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"An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person and a conviction is not illegal merely because it proceeds upon the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice." Which of the following sections of the BSA enunciates the aforesaid principle?

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BSA section 138 makes an accomplice a competent witness against an accused and provides that a conviction is not illegal merely because it rests on uncorroborated accomplice testimony, though courts as a rule of prudence still look for corroboration.

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