The defendant, Ruth Ilene Bennett, was convicted of manslaughter in connection with the killing of her newborn baby. On appeal to this court she contends the evidence failed to prove the corpus delicti beyond a reasonable doubt.
To establish the corpus delicti in a prosecution for the killing of a newborn child two elements must concur. These elements are (1...
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