Mr. McMillian was convicted solely on testimony from three witnesses, including two prisoners.

A corollary to this rule is that an accused cannot be convicted solely upon the testimony of an accomplice.

Under the current state system, a defendant cannot be convicted solely on the basis of testimony by an accomplice.

That law is untested, however, and if Mr. Muhammad is convicted solely under it, any death sentence is likely to face a wide range of appeals.

This is subject to the usual safeguard that a person cannot be convicted solely upon the basis of their silence.

It was the first Soviet show trial during which writers where openly convicted solely for their literary work.

Floyd was convicted solely on the false confession and was not given the opportunity to stand trial because he was ruled incompetent to stand trial.

If elected, he says, he'll pardon everyone convicted solely on any Federal gun-control charge and try to sell the national parks.

Amnesty International designated Shahabi a prisoner of conscience, "convicted solely for his peaceful trade union work", and called for his immediate and unconditional release.

The remaining defendants were convicted solely on the basis of Coleman's testimony.