What is the corpus delicti of a crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Lopez, F057870, Super. Ct. No. VCF205557 (Cal. App. 2010):
The corpus delicti of a crime consists of two elements: (1) the fact of the injury or loss or harm and (2) the existence of a criminal agency as its cause. (People v. Jones
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