MORGAN, J.
The trial court dismissed a second degree manslaughter charge because the State could not prove corpus delicti. We affirm.
In early 1998, Kelly and Salvador Pineda lived in Bremerton with their two-year-old son, Angelo. On February 22, 1998, they had a daughter, Amber. Thereafter, Kelly, Salvador, Angelo and Amber shared the same bed, a futon.
Salvador worked the 4 p.m. to midnight shift at a Seattle restaurant. Kelly generally waited up...
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