State v. Grenier

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of the crime of grand larceny. From the judgment and sentence pronounced against him upon the verdict, defendant appealed.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of proof of the corpus delicti. It is argued that appellant’s confession was made under inducement, and that there was no -corroborating testimony, as required by the statute, which would sustain the conviction.

“The confession of a defendant made under inducement, with all the circumstances, may be given as evidence against' him, except when made under the influence of fear produced by threats; but a…