What is the test for establishing the corpus delicti in a murder case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Arroyo, D059741 (Cal. App. 2012):
In a murder prosecution, the corpus delictii.e., death caused by criminal agencymust be established independently of the extrajudicial statements, confessions or admissions of the defendant. (People v. Towler (1982) 31 Cal.3d 105, 115.) It is settled, however, in establishing the corpus delicti, the prosecutor is not required to present proof as clear and convincing as is necessary to establish the fact of guilt; " 'rather slight or
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