Rules of evidence; statements of defendants; corroboration · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 60.50 Rules of evidence; statements of defendants; corroboration.
A person may not be convicted of any offense solely upon evidence of a confession or admission made by him without additional proof that the offense charged has been committed.
★ A confession or admission alone cannot support a conviction; there must also be proof that the charged offense was committed.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Officer: Criminal Procedure Law; Volume 2 — Your Career: Criminal Procedure in Plain English.