Corpus delicti definition

Corpus delicti means “body of the crime.” State v. Fundalewicz, 2012 ME 107, ¶ 8, 49 A.3d 1277.
Corpus delicti literally means ‘body of the crime.’” State v. Aten, 130 Wn.2d 640, 655, 927 P.2d 210 (1996).
Corpus delicti literally means ‘body of the crime.’” State v. Aten, 130 Wn.2d 640, 655, 927 P.2d 210 (1996) (quoting 1 MCCORMICK ON EVIDENCE § 145, at 227 (John W. Strong ed., 4th ed. 1992)).

Examples of Corpus delicti in a sentence

  • Corpus delicti in some cases may not be possible to be traced or recovered.

  • Corpus delicti not absolute necessity : In a trial for murder, it is neither an absolute necessity nor an essential ingredient to establish corpus delicti.

  • Corpus delicti cannot be proved solely on the basis of out of court admissions or confessions.

  • Corpus delicti is a term from Western jurisprudence referring to the principle that a crime must be proved to have occurred before a person can be convicted of committing that crime.

  • Corpus Delicti Corpus delicti is the body, foundation or substance of a crime.19 It refers to the fact of the commission of the crime, not to the physical body of the deceased.


More Definitions of Corpus delicti

Corpus delicti literally means "body of the crime." State v. 130 Wn.2d 640, 655, 927 P.2d 210 (1996). In Washington State, a
Corpus delicti means the body or substance of a crime. State v.
Corpus delicti literally means the body of the crime.” State v. Ellis, 89 S.W.3d 584, 600 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000). Two elements, which must be proven by the State beyond a reasonable doubt, make up the corpus delicti: “(1) That a certain result has been produced, and (2) That the result was created through criminal agency.” State v. Ervin, 731 S.W.2d 70,
Corpus delicti means the "body of the crime" and requi res the State to prove both a criminal act and a resu lti ng i nju ry or loss. See Aten , 1 30 Wn.2d at 655. Attempt crimes do not requi re a showing of i nju ry or loss. State v. Smith,
Corpus delicti means the “body of the crime” and requires the State to prove both a criminal act and a resulting injury or loss. See Aten, 130 Wn.2d at
Corpus delicti means “the body or substance of the crime charged.” Government of Virgin Islands v. Harris, 938 F.2d 401, 408 (3d Cir. 1991).because the only evidence to support Count Ten was a tape-recorded statement with Good, and he was thus subjected to a conviction based on “his own uncorroborated confession.” But we have held that tape-recorded statements “made prior to or during the commission of a crime”—like here—“need not be corroborated.”
Corpus delicti means the "body of the crime," i.e., (1) the fact of the injury, loss or harm, and