Horton v. State

Dissenting Opinion.

Anderson, J.,

delivered a dissenting opinion.

I agree with the controlling opinion that 'the admission of Dr. Speck’s letter was reversible-error, but I go further; in my opinion the evidence fell far short of showing that' the deceased met his death through any criminal agency. It is true that the corpus delicti is not required to be proven beyond every reasonable doubt before the confession is admissible; but it must be shown by the preponderance of the evidence, before it can be supplemented by the confession. Brooks v. State, 178 Miss. 375, 173 So. 409; Anderson v. State,…