State v. Hardy

OPINION

KENNEDY, Judge.

{1} Murphy Hardy (Defendant) was indicted for criminal sexual penetration of a minor (CSPM) to which he apparently confessed. The district court dismissed his case with prejudice, finding that, because there was no admissible evidence to establish the corpus delicti, Defendant could not be convicted through his confession alone. The State appeals, arguing that the district court erred in ruling that the corpus delicti rule precluded conviction solely on the basis of a confession. The State contends that the rule merely controls the admissibility of a confession and,…