Opinion ID: 2334182
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Heading: Remaining Convictions

Text: Lastly, the defendant asserts that if his written statement is suppressed, there is no evidence to corroborate the co-defendant's testimony, and a conviction may not be based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. See State v. Stout, 46 S.W.3d 689, 696-97 (Tenn.2001); State v. Bigbee, 885 S.W.2d 797, 803 (Tenn. 1994). The only evidence produced at trial corroborating the co-defendant's testimony as to the identity of the defendant was the defendant's own written statement. The defendant argues that if we suppress the written statement as he thinks we should, then there would be insufficient evidence to support the conviction and the charges should be dropped. This issue is moot, however, because as we discussed above, we hold that the written statement should not have been suppressed.