At that time, Counsel can argue the question; but I am very much inclined to hold that at the present time the corpus delicti has not been shown, and while perhaps technically I should confine myself only to a question of whether a crime has been committed, I'm inclined to take a broader view of the situation, particularly because a dismissal of the case at this time would not be a bar to a subsequent prosecution.
But, Shoemaker protested, would your Honor claim that we haven't shown a sufficient case of assault with a deadly weapon?
Judge Knox smiled and said, And would the district attorney's office be willing to have the Court bind over the defendant only on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder and release her from a murder charge?
No! Shoemaker shouted? I recognized them for what they were without understanding how I could know!