What is the test for establishing that a criminal charge has a corpus delicti?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. D.B. (In re D.B.), E057615 (Cal. App. 2013):
We review with deference a trial court's determination that the corpus delicti for the crimes alleged in the charging document was established. We draw "'every legitimate inference in favor of the [petition], and cannot substitute [our] judgment as to the credibility or weight of the evidence for that of the [trier of fact].'" (People v. Jones, supra, 17 Cal.4th at p. 301.)
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