450 So. 2d 47 - State v. Whittington’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
June 2009
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · 410 So. 2d 1019 - State v. Willie · State v. Brown
Most-quoted passages
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“Mere hearsay is insufficient to establish proof of the corpus delicti.... Since the testimony of both the Reverend and the deputy was based on hearsay, the State did not prove that a crime had been committed. Therefore, the confession, standing alone, is insufficient to sustain this conviction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Robinson
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