WENTWORTH, Judge.
Appellant seeks review of a judgment of conviction and sentence for dealing in stolen property. Appellant asserts that the state failed to offer prima facie evidence of the corpus delicti of the crime before it introduced his confession into evidence, with the result that his conviction for dealing in stolen property is based solely on his confession. We agree and reverse appellant's conviction on this count.
A criminal conviction cannot...
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