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A false alibi is not conclusive; a defendant's spouse is not a competent witness against a co-defendant in a joint trial.
Evidence – Alibi: a false alibi is not necessarily conclusive of guilt; Evidence – Competency of witnesses: spouse of a jointly indicted defendant is not competent witness against co-defendant; Accomplice evidence requires proper corroboration; Criminal procedure – co-accused should be put on defence when implicated by possession of stolen property.
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