97-7-69 - Treason; essential proof.
§ 97-7-69. Treason; essential proof.
A person shall not be convicted of treason unless upon the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on his own confession in open court.
Sources: Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 237; 1871, § 2689; 1880, § 2966; 1892, § 1314; 1906, § 1388; Hemingway's 1917, § 1131; 1930, § 1161; 1942, § 2398.