What is the corpus delicti of the crime of murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Clark, B246263 (Cal. App. 2014):
5. "The corpus delicti of the crime of murder 'consists of two elements, the death of the alleged victim[ ] and the existence of some criminal agency as the cause . . . ." (People v. Frye (1992) 7 Cal.App.4th 1148, 1154.)
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