CORPUS DELICTI
Corpus delicti (Latin: “body of the crime“)
- Stand for
- Proof of occurrence of crime or Essence of crime or body of offence
- The main part of corpus delicti is the establishment of the identity of the dead body, and identification of violence in a particular way, at a particular time and place, by the person or persons charged with a crime and none other.
Includes
- It includes the body of the victim
- Other facts which are conclusive of death by foul play, such as bullet or a broken knife blade found in the body and responsible for death.
Special Cases
In general, all corpus delicti requires at a minimum:
- The occurrence of the specific injury; and
- some intentional, knowing act as the source of the injury.
For example:
- Homicide: 1) An individual has died 2) as a result of action (or inaction) by another person.
- Larceny: 1) Property is missing 2) because it was stolen.
Exam Important
- Corpus delicti means Proof of occurrence of crime or Essence of crime or body of offence
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