In criminal cases you always begin by proving the corpus de… - Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

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In criminal cases you always begin by proving the corpus delicti, and then connect the prisoner with it.

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet

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Sir Jonathan Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet, PC (23 September 1783 – 28 August 1870) was a British lawyer and Tory politician.

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Alternative Names: Frederick Pollock • Jonathan Frederick Pollock

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