Court of Appeals of Virginia June 7, 1988, Record No. 0896-86-2 (Jefferson v. Commonwealth)

Opinion

DUFF, J.

— Stanley Raines Jefferson was convicted of arson of a house belonging to Martha Shelton. The date of the alleged arson was April 2, 1980; the date of the trial was April 30, 1986. Jefferson contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to corroborate the

corpus delicti

established by his full confession. We conclude that it was sufficient and affirm.