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Davis v. State

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  • 582 So. 2d 695
  • 1991 WL 115155

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  • holding that defendant's res gestae statement constituted one aspect of \nonconfession evidence\ establishing corpus delicti
  • “[T]he foundational evidence necessary to prove corpus delicti need not eliminate possible noncriminal explanations of a victim’s disappearance.”
  • causal connection between defendant and crime is not required to be shown to establish corpus delicti for purpose of determining admissibility of confession

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Judges: Booth

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