Question

Describe and discuss how the corpus delicti of a crime differs from the statutory elements that must be proved to convict a particular defendant of committing that crime.

Answer 1

Corpus delicti is a concept that suggest that before trying to prove someone guilty, one should prove that the crime itself has taken place. This would mean that in the absence of such a crime, one cannot be proven guilty. It has to be proven before one start collecting statutory evidences against a defendant. Most of the time people would try to prove that one has committed a crime without providing evidences for such a crime.

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