What is the test for establishing that the charged crime actually happened?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nguyen, G048348 (Cal. App. 2014):
"The corpus delicti rule requires the prosecution to prove that 'the charged crime actually happened' exclusive of the accused's extrajudicial statements. [Citation.] Only a 'slight or prima facie showing, permitting the reasonable inference that a crime was committed, is sufficient.' [Citations.] Such evidence need not point to defendant as the perpetrator. [Citation.]" (People v. Ray (1996) 13 Cal.4th 313, 342.)
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