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October 24, 2017

State v. Messer, Uncorroborated Confessions & the Corpus Delicti Rule (October 24, 2017)

Jessica Smith

A few years ago, I wrote a blog post (here) about the corpus delicti rule. That rule popped up in a recent court of appeals case, State v. Messer. Here’s a refresher and an update on the new case.

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