State Of Washington v. David Francisco Ruiz

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, C3 " '.'~- No. 71712-0-1 cr> £''• "-'*•'• Appellant, cr. r, c: DIVISION ONE _ v. UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS DAVID FRANCISCO RUIZ, Respondent. FILED: June 15, 2015 re Appelwick, J. — The State appeals the dismissal of its indecent liberties charge against Ruiz for failure to establish the corpus delicti. The corpus delicti rule requires that the State provide evidence independent of the accused's confession that demonstrates that the charged crime occurred. The State provided sufficient evidence to make that showing. We reverse.…