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BSA Chapter IXSection 138

Section138

Accomplice

An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person; and a conviction is not illegal if it proceeds upon the corroborated testimony of an accomplice.

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Chapter IX

Of Witnesses

In this chapter

124Who may testify
125Witness unable to communicate verbally
126Competency of husband and wife as witnesses in certain cases
127Judges and Magistrates

Previous · Section 137Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate Next · Section 139Number of witnesses

128

Communications During marriage

129Evidence as to affairs of State

130Official communications

131Information as to commission of offences

132Professional communications

133Privilege not waived by volunteering evidence

134Confidential communication with legal advisers

135Production of title-deeds of witness not a party

136Production of documents or electronic records which another person, having possession, could refuse to produce

137Witness not excused from answering on ground that answer will criminate

139Number of witnesses