State v. Cardenas-Flores
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
/Fl L'E This opinion was filed for record g ,'0~) 4-wi on UJ0a-<5vS:7\f- :) / IN CLERKS OFFICE aJPflBIE COURT, 8TATE OF WAflHINGTON at /-7, ).,.o I , I "\ DATE AUG 1 7.J017 ''.1M;\ lvyw,t . ('~ CHIEF JUSTICE ~~ SUSAN L. CARLSON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, NO. 93385-5 V. ENBANC ZAIDA YESENIA CARDENAS-FLORES, Petitioner. Filed AUG 1 7 2017 STEPHENS, J.-The doctrine of corpus delicti protects against convictions based on false confessions, requiring evidence of the "'body of the crime.'" State v. Aten, 130 Wn.2d 640, 655-57,
2Cases cited69 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- State v. GreenWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. SalinasWashington Supreme Court · 1992
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