State v. Edwards

Leland Gregory Edwards, Sr., the appellee, was indicted for murder on March 20, 1990, by the Mobile County grand jury. Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-6-2. In a pretrial motion, the appellee moved for a dismissal of the charge, alleging that there was insufficient evidence to establish a corpus delicti. After a hearing, which consisted of arguments of counsel and the introduction of the autopsy report pertaining to the victim and a copy of the appellee's confession, the trial court granted the motion. In granting the motion, the court stated:

"There is only one thing for me to consider at this point and…