Section 11.34 Need for Corroboration

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A. (§11.34) Need for Corroboration

In Missouri, there must be independent proof of the corpus delicti before an extrajudicial confession of guilt may be regarded as evidence tending to show guilt. State v. Edwards, 116 S.W.3d 511, 544 (Mo. banc 2003); State v. Londagin, 102 S.W.3d 46, 51 (Mo. App. S.D. 2003). The corpus delicti consists of proof, direct or circumstantial, that the specific loss or injury charged occurred and that someone’s criminality was the cause of the loss or injury. State v. Hooker...