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STATE v. BERNAL

No. 25652-5-II.

33 P.3d 1106 (2001)

STATE of Washington, Appellant, v. Marlena Denece BERNAL, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

As Amended December 7, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Irene Baur, Cowlitz County Prosecuting Attorney, Kelso, A.O. Denny, Cowlitz County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Coupeville, for Appellant.

John A. Hays, Court Appointed, Longview, for Respondent.

MORGAN, P.J.

The State appeals the trial court's dismissal of charges filed against Marlena Denece Bernal. The basis of the trial court's ruling was the State could not prove the necessary corpus delicti. We affirm.

In early December 1999, Zachariah Reid, age 14, was living in a trailer rented by his father's girlfriend. His father lived elsewhere.

At 3:00 A.M. on December 5, 1999, Reid was seen in good health. At 1:30 P.M. on the same date, his body...

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