Art 38.075 Corroboration of Certain Tesimony Required

Question 1

A defendant may NOT be convicted of an offense on the testimony of a person to whom the defendant made a statement against the defendant’s interest during a time when the person was imprisoned or confined in the same correctional facility as the defendant, unless the testimony is ______ by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense committed.

Answer 1

Corroborated

Question 2

_______ is not sufficient, if the _____ only shows that the offense was committed.

Answer 2

Corroboration