WALDEN, Chief Judge.
Defendant was convicted of the second degree murder of his wife. He appeals, contending that the corpus delicti was not established. More particularly, he raises a single point, namely: "Whether the identity of the deceased as the person named in the indictment was established beyond a reasonable doubt?"
We are persuaded after assessment that the question must be answered in the negative and the judgment appealed must be reversed.
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