People v. Wetzel

After a jury trial, appellant Robert William Wetzel was found guilty of murder in the second degree in that he killed one Doris Louise McCarthy in violation of section 187 of the Penal Code. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and from the order denying his motion for a new trial. Appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the judgment in that (1) the prosecution failed to prove the corpus delicti; and (2) that the incriminating evidence relied upon by the prosecution is not sufficient to prove appellant’s guilt.

The corpus delicti of murder consists of the death of…