PENERAPAN ASAS UNUS TESTIS NULLUS TESTIS OLEH HAKIM PENGADILAN NEGERI MENGGALA DALAM MEMBEBASKAN TERDAKWA PERKARA PERSETUBUHAN ANAK SEBAGAI ALASAN KASASI ud(Studi Putusan Mahkamah Agung No. 979 K/Pid.Sus/2011)

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Rinaldi Yushar Rosadi, E.0009291. THE USAGE OF UNUS TESTIS NULLUS TESTIS PRINCIPLE BY THE JUDGES OF PENGADILAN NEGERI MENGGALA IN THE ACQUITTAL OF THE DEFENDANT OF STATUTORY RAPE CRIME AS A CASSATION REASON (Legal Research On The Supreme Court Decision Number 979 K/PID.SUS/2011). Faculty of Law Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta. This research is conducted to determine whether the application of the unus testis nullus testis principle by the judges of Pengadilan negeri Menggala in the exemption of the accused from the charges of statutory rape and the legal remedies taken by the prosecutor is according to the principles of KUHAP or not. As a legal research, this article is categorized as the normative legal research or doctrinal legal research. The approach used in this research is case approach. Legal Information used for this research are gathered by reading and studying documents, articles, and other literatures that contains the information regarding the case. The result from the research shows two conclusion, the first shows that the usage of unus testis nullus testis principle by the judges of Pengadilan Negeri Menggala contradicted with the principles of KUHAP, the research shows that the testimony of the victim did not stand by its own and supported by another evidence. The cassation effort taken by the prosecutor is also contradicted KUHAP, but with the usage of contra legem principle, the cassation efforts taken bythe prosecutor could still be submitted udKeywords: Cassation, Verdict, Unus Testis Nullus Testis Principle.