His Lordship went on to ask the jury not to attach too much importance to the uncorroborated evidence of accomplices in such cases as these.
It comes to us in the form of bare belief from the Age of Miracles, unsupported by facts, uncorroborated by evidence, unaccompanied by proof of investigation, and unprovided with material for examination.
By refusing to allow an uncorroborated confession to be made the basis of a conviction, the State simply throws the mantle of charity and protection around the ignorance of the prisoner who confesses.
Is it not clearly evident from the record that the false witnesses contradicted themselves, were rejected and dismissed, and that Jesus was then condemned upon His uncorroborated confession that He was the Christ, the Son of God?
In the light of the principles above suggested let us review the action of the Sanhedrin in condemning Jesus to death upon His uncorroborated confession.
But whatever the reason of the rule, Jesus was condemned to death upon His uncorroborated confession, in violation of Hebrew law.
At the common law in England a conviction for crime might rest upon the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice, after the jury had been warned that such testimony was to be closely scrutinized.
Again, no witnesses seem to have been summoned, and the accused was convicted upon his uncorroborated confession.
We have also seen that a Hebrew prisoner could not be compelled to testify against himself, and that hisuncorroborated confession could not be made the basis of a conviction.
The record is clear and unequivocal that the conviction of Jesus was upon His uncorroborated confession.
Post-mortem examination, however, proved once more the unreliability of uncorroborated circumstantial evidence.
Probably all recollection of the escapade is lost to the natives of the Palms, and I am driven to accept the white man's uncorroborated version of it.
I didn't feel satisfied to trust my uncorroborated opinion, and desired the advice of another physician.
It is our opinion, though uncorroborated by any known facts, that this man was once a partner of my uncle in business.
Unfortunately," Kellogg continued, "so much of our data is in the form of uncorroborated statements by Mr. Holloway.
He answered it as he had when Victor Grego had asked the same question, adding: "The account consists almost entirely of Holloway's uncorroborated statements concerning things to which he claims to have been the sole witness.
If uncorroborated evidence given by me is open to doubt, so should uncorroborated evidence given by him be viewed.
