{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-14-8","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 24-14-8","heading":"Number of witnesses required generally; exceptions; effect of corroboration.","body":"The testimony of a single witness is generally sufficient to establish a fact. However, in certain cases, including prosecutions for treason, prosecutions for perjury, and felony cases where the only witness is an accomplice, the testimony of a single witness shall not be sufficient. Nevertheless, corroborating circumstances may dispense with the necessity for the testimony of a second witness, except in prosecutions for treason.","path":["TITLE 24 EvidenceCHAPTER 99.","CHAPTER 14 Proof Generally","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.24.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"484e0484051d4922541a249245c86217622fde154cc4c1d151450a03906fe45a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-14-7","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-14-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}