Corpus Delicti in United States
Corpus Delicti Definition
The body of the offense. The offense itself, as distinguished from the participation of any person therein. Thus, the corpus delicti of homicide is that a person has died by violence, not mere-‘ ly that he has died (43 Miss. 472), though the weight of authority is that the mere fact that a building has been burned is the corpus delicti of arson (29 Ga. 105; 33 Miss. 347. Contra, 76 Ala. 42). The proof of a charge in criminal cases involves the proof of two distinct propositions: First, that the act itgelf was done; and second, that it was done “by the person or persons charged, and by none other in other words, proof of a corpus delicti, and the identity of the person or persons. lETS 111. 589; 150 111. 186.
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The body of the offense. The offense itself, as distinguished from the participation of any person therein. Thus, the corpus delicti of homicide is that a person has died by violence, not mere-‘ ly that he has died (43 Miss. 472), though the weight of authority is that the mere fact that a building has been burned is the corpus delicti of arson (29 Ga. 105; 33 Miss. 347. Contra, 76 Ala. 42). The proof of a charge in criminal cases involves the proof of two distinct propositions: First, that the act itgelf was done; and second, that it was done “by the person or persons charged, and by none other in other words, proof of a corpus delicti, and the identity of the person or persons. lETS 111. 589; 150 111. 186.
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See Also
Confessions; Discovery.
Further Reading (Books)
Morris, Norval. “Corpus Delicti and Circumstantial Evidence.” Law Quarterly Review 68 (1952): 391_396.
Mullen, Thomas A. “Rule without Reason: Requiring Independent Proof of the Corpus Delicti as a Condition of Admitting an Extrajudicial Confession.” University of San Francisco Law Review 27 (1993): 385_418.
Perkins, Rollin M. “The Corpus Delicti of Murder.” Virginia Law Review 48 (1962): 173_195.
Further Reading (Articles)
The anatomy of Florida’s corpus delicti doctrine., Florida Bar Journal; October 1, 2000; Barber, Tom
Capital Views: Senate OKs changes in ‘corpus delicti’ law, The Columbian (Vancouver, WA); March 17, 2003; DON JENKINS, Columbian staff writer
corpus delicti, Webster’s NewWorld Dictionary; January 1, 1988
Abu Sabaya: Maybe He’s Dead, Maybe Not. Wait for Corpus delicti.(Opinion &Amp; Editorial), Manila Bulletin; June 22, 2002;
British Courts Replace Language of Caesar With Lingua Anglorum; Legal Latin Becomes Corpus Delicti, The Washington Post; April 27, 1999; T. R. Reid
Corpus Delicti, The American Spectator; October 1, 1998; Kimball, Roger
Jennifer Connelly is the corpus delicti in ‘Mulholland Falls’.(Originated from Orange County Register), Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; April 25, 1996; Koltnow, Barry
Death by Dinner Theater; After the Salad Course, the Corpus Delicti, The Washington Post; April 10, 1997; Phyllis C. Richman
Confession alone enough to convict, Deseret News (Salt Lake City); April 2, 2003; Linda ThomsonDeseret News staff writer
DAD’S ABUSE CHARGES THROWN OUT.(City Desk/Local), Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); September 26, 2003; Abbott^, Karen
UP Student Who Maltreated Kitten Posts Bail, Manila Bulletin; December 3, 2010
Fas Explanations regarding the Draft Federal Law “On Introducing Amendments to Article 178 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation”, States News Service; April 23, 2013
COURT TOSSES DAD’S SEX-ABUSE CHARGES FATHER’S CONFESSION OF ASSAULT ON INFANT DEEMED INSUFFICIENT.(City Desk/Local), Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); September 26, 2003; Abbott^, Karen
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY TO HOST PLAY ABOUT ART, SCIENCE OF HUMAN ANATOMY FROM OCT. 6-7, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; September 14, 2006
LACK OF BOY’S BODY WON’T STOP MURDER TRIALS, The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA); January 24, 2004; Laurence Hammack laurence.hammack@roanoke.com 981-3239
NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS ISSUES OPINION REGARDING STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA V. ALEX LEVON BASNIGHT, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; July 11, 2009
Condom Trace Evidence: A New Factor in Sexual Assault Investigations, The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; May 1, 1996; Blackledge, Robert D.
BODY NOT NEEDED FOR CONVICTION WHILE UNUSUAL, PROSECUTORS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WIN MURDER CASES WITHOUT A BODY.(FRONT), The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); September 24, 2007
Jac Leirner, Artforum International; January 1, 1994; Basualdo, Carlos
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