corroboration

That would be presented as a counter balance to the abolition of not proven and recent changes on the rules on corroboration.

Speaking earlier this year, one law lecturer said overturning the Morton rule would in effect mean the end of corroboration as we have known it for close to a century.

Supporters of corroboration argue it is an important safeguard against wrongful convictions.

The issue at the heart of it all is corroboration, a unique aspect of Scotland's criminal law which requires evidence from at least two sources to prove the essential facts of a case.

“We do not find any fact without corroboration,” Sidoti told Salon, speaking from Australia in a video interview.