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Certified Conflict: Confessions

By Matt Conigliaro, Esq.

Under the common law, a confession alone is not sufficient evidence to convict someone of a crime. The underlying notion is that one should not be convicted based only on one's own statement of past wrongdoing. Otherwise, you might find yourself imprisoned for telling a tale. The legislature has changed that common law rule in the context of sexual abuse. Under this statute, you can be convicted

Full post as published by Abstract Appeal on June 23, 2008 (boomark / email).