Does the corpus delicti rule apply to statements that constitute the crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hammond, B271915 (Cal. App. 2018):
'other evidence shows that the charged crime [or a lesser included offense] was committed.'" (People v. Reyes (2007) 151 Cal.App.4th 1491, 1498.)5
c. The corpus delicti rule does not apply to statements that constitute the crime
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