California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sally, F079349 (Cal. App. 2021):
"In every criminal trial, the prosecution must prove the corpus delicti, or the body of the crime itselfi.e., the fact of injury, loss, or harm, and the existence of a criminal agency as its cause." (People v. Alvarez (2002) 27 Cal.4th 1161, 1168.) "This rule is
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