State v. Barbero

*374The common law concept of corpus delicti for the corroboration of confessions is codified at ORS 136.425(2). To assist courts in implementing that statute, the Uniform Criminal Jury Instructions committee of the Oregon State Bar created Uniform Criminal Jury Instruction (UCrJI) 1050, which reads as follows:

"A confession alone is not sufficient to support a conviction for a crime. There must be some additional evidence, other than the confession, from which you may draw an inference that tends to establish or prove that a crime has been committed.

"Not all statements by the defendant are…