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2012-07-11 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| In prosecutions for arson, proof of the crime charged is complete where the evidence establishes: (1) the corpus delicti, that is, a fire caused by a criminal act; and (2) the identity of the defendants as the one responsible for the crime.[25] Corpus delicti means the substance of the crime, the fact that a crime has actually been committed.[26] This is satisfied by proof of the bare occurrence of the fire and of its having been intentionally caused.[27] | |||||