State v. Aten

*81Wiggins, J.

Defendant Vicki Jo Aten was convicted of second degree manslaughter after four-month-old Sandra Bibber died in the night while under Aten’s care. Aten confessed several times that she had placed her hand over Sandra’s mouth and nose to stop her from crying, causing Sandra’s death. Because one may not be convicted solely on the basis of a confession or admission, we must determine whether there is sufficient independent evidence of the corpus delicti, i.e., the body of the crime. We must also decide whether any of Aten’s statements may be used as independent evidence to corroborate…