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STATE v. MAUCHLEY

No. 20010551.

67 P.3d 477 (2003)

2003 UT 10

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. Brent MAUCHLEY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 1, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Christopher D. Ballard, Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Kent R. Hart, Salt Lake City, for defendant.

On Certiorari to the Utah Court of Appeals.

DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 This appeal concerns the corpus delicti rule. Specifically, we consider whether the corpus delicti rule should be replaced by the trustworthiness standard that has been adopted by a growing number of jurisdictions. The corpus delicti rule prohibits convicting a person based upon his or her confession alone. Stated differently, if there is no independent...

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