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Court Officer Exam: Reading Comprehension Test 4
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Corpus delicti means the body of the crime. In a homicide case, the corpus delicti consists of the fact that a human being is dead and that the death was caused by the criminal act or agency of another person, and was not suicide, natural, or accidental. In an arson case, the corpus delicti consists of the fact that a building was burned and that the fire was caused by the criminal act or agency of another person, and was not accidental.    
 

Court Officer Exam: Reading Comprehension Test 4
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1. In a possible arson case, which of the following types of evidence would most likely serve the purpose of establishing corpus delicti of arson?
2. In a possible homicide case in which a dead body was found with a bullet wound to the head, which of the following types of evidence would most likely serve the purpose of establishing corpus delicti?
3. In a possible arson case, which of the following types of evidence would most likely serve the purpose of establishing corpus delicti of arson?
4. In a possible murder case in which a body was found in the remains of a building destroyed by fire, which of the following facts in evidence would most likely serve the purpose of establishing corpus delicti for the murder?
5. In a possible homicide case, which of the following types of evidence would most likely serve the purpose of establishing corpus delicti?