In a homicide trial, before an extrajudicial confession may be admitted into evidence, the state must introduce independent evidence tending to establish the death and the fact that the death was caused by a criminal agency.
Mont. Code Ann. § 45-5-111
Extrajudicial confession -- evidence of death
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 45–45 (382 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State of Tennessee v. Courtney Bishop (2014)
Most recently applied in State of Tennessee v. Courtney Bishop (March 2014)
En. 95-3004 by Sec. 12, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd
Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.