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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520h (2026)
Corroboration of victim's testimony not required.
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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE
Act 328 of 1931
750.520h Corroboration of victim's testimony not required.
Sec. 520h.
The testimony of a victim need not be corroborated in prosecutions under sections 520b to 520g.
History: Add. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 266 of 1974 provides:
“Saving clause.
“All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired, or incurred at the time this amendatory act takes effect are saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they are commenced. This amendatory act shall not be construed to affect any prosecution pending or begun before the effective date of this amendatory act.”
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 225
cases (83 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case: People v. Gursky, 786 N.W.2d 579 (Mich. 2010).
People v. Gursky, 786 N.W.2d 579 (Mich. 2010). “Also, the majority's reliance on MCL 750.520h to argue that the prosecution in *600 this case did not need to corroborate GA's testimony is misplaced.”
People v. Lemmon, 576 N.W.2d 129 (Mich. 1998). “§ 750.520h; M.S.A. § 28.788(8) explicitly states: The testimony of a victim need not be corroborated in prosecutions under sections 520b to 520g.”
People v. Douglas, 852 N.W.2d 587 (Mich. 2014). “7 The credibility of these accounts, and Brodie’s motives and influence in connection with them, were the focus of the defense 6 Of course, such corroborative evidence is not necessary for the defendant to be convicted of the charged offenses, see MCL 750.520h, but its absence…”
People v. Solloway, 891 N.W.2d 255 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “People v Brantley, 296 Mich App 546, 551 ; 823 NW2d 290 (2012); MCL 750.520h. Given MM’s testimony, the evidence, when viewed in a light most favorable to the prosecution, was sufficient to support the trial court’s finding that sexual penetration occurred beyond a reasonable…”
People v. Szalma, 790 N.W.2d 662 (Mich. 2010). “36 MCL 750.520h provides: “The testimony of a victim need not be corroborated in prosecutions under [MCL 750.”
People v. Phelps, 791 N.W.2d 732 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “MCL 750.520h. MCL 750.520b(1)(f)(v). MCL 750.”
People v. Deleon, 895 N.W.2d 577 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “520c(l)(a) and (2)(b). “Sexual contact” means “the intentional touching of the victim’s or [defendant’s] intimate parts .”
People v. Musser, 835 N.W.2d 319 (Mich. 2013). “Although the complainant’s testimony did not need to be corroborated, MCL 750.520h, there were no third-party witnesses in this case.”
People v. LaLone, 437 N.W.2d 611 (Mich. 1989). “] [16] In addition to the rape-shield provision, the Legislature also found that a complainant's testimony need no longer be corroborated, MCL 750.520h; MSA 28.788(8); nor must a victim prove having resisted the actor.”
People v. Brantley, 823 N.W.2d 290 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “at 724 ; see also MCL 750.520h. Defendant was also convicted under MCL 750.”
People v. Hallak, 873 N.W.2d 811 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “” People v Lemmon, 456 Mich 625 , 642 n 22; 576 NW2d 129 (1998); see also MCL 750.520h. Moreover, “because it can be difficult to prove a defendant’s state of mind on issues such as knowledge and intent, minimal circumstantial evidence will suffice to establish the defendant’s…”
People v. Denmark, 254 N.W.2d 61 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). “MCLA 750.520h; MSA 28.788(8) provides that the testimony of the victim need not be corroborated in prosecutions for any offenses charged under sections MCLA 750.”
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