· 4/26/1963
State v. Plagman
Citations
- 265 Minn. 274
- 121 N.W.2d 621
- 1963 Minn. LEXIS 662
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that the corpus delicti for arson was established by independent evidence that the fire “was of incendiary origin” and the defendant’s subsequent confession during a court proceeding
- requiring only that the State corroborate that the fire was “willfully set by someone” as opposed to an accidental or naturally occurring cause (emphasis added)
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Judges: Rogosheske
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