State v. Thomas

PARKER, Judge.

Appellant’s counsel concedes that the trial court’s findings on voir dire were supported by competent evidence, and on this appeal he does not attack the admissibility of the confession. His sole contention is that there was insufficient evidence aliunde the confession to warrant submitting the case to the jury. In this contention we find no merit.

The proof of every crime consists of (1) proof that the crime charged has been committed by someone and (2) proof that the defendant is the perpetrator of the crime. The first element is the corpus delicti; the second is defendant’s…