Mississippi Supreme Court· 10/15/1910

Bolden v. State

Citations

98 Miss. 723
54 So. 241

Syllabus

1. Criminal Law. Arson. Corpus delicti. . Evidence. Confession. Proof of the burning of the house does not establish the corpus delicti in arson; there must in addition be proof of a criminal agency. 2. Same. A corpus delicti cannot be established alone by the confession of the accused there must be corroborative proof.

Judges: Smith

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Isaac v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court· 1994-10-13· cited 72×
Mister v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court· 1966-10-10· cited 25×
Ratcliff v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court· 1911-03-15· cited 2×
Warren Jerome Dilworth v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court· 2004-02-27
Charles Wayne Ross v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court· 1997-10-04

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