Does circumstantial evidence satisfy the corpus delicti rule?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Flores, A152523 (Cal. App. 2019):
Several cases have held circumstantial evidence satisfies the corpus delicti rule. (See People v. Clagg, supra, 197 Cal.App.2d at pp. 211-212 [defendant's prior threats to
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