The corpus delicti in arson cases requires that the burning be the result of a criminal agency and that there be actual burning, although the fire need not in fact consume.

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Corpus delicti in arson cases requires proof that a fire occurred and that it was caused by a criminal act, but it does not require that the fire completely consume the property.

The Corpus Delicti in Arson Cases Requires That the Burning