McKee v. People

Plaintiff in error was tried for the murder of his wife, and was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced for life. This is the third trial of the case. On a former trial the case was brought here and reversed. McKee v. The People, 69 Colo. 580, 195 Pac. 649.

Plaintiff in error contends that the corpus delicti was not proved and that his motion for a directed verdict should have been sustained. It is elementary that the corpus delicti in all cases of homicide must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, either by direct or circumstantial evidence. The evidence in this case was…