Where the prosecution case rests primarily on the evidence of a single witness whose testimony is internally inconsistent, contradicted by other evidence, and tainted by self-interest, the verdict may be unsafe and unsatisfactory even making full allowance for the jury's advantages. A corroboration warning must direct the jury first to evaluate whether the witness may have had a motive to lie, and then to evaluate the evidence in that light — not the reverse.
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