Corpus delicti: Prosecutor Hamilton Burger (Perry Mason’s arch-foe) needed this to bring charges against the usually innocent (after Perry’s assistance) defendant in the classic 1950’s serial. So, what is it? Literally, “the body of the crime” – either a corpse in a murder case or some other physical foundation for bringing criminal charges. A charred building after an arson fire; a smoking gun; a recovered stolen car: i.
Flash forward to the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Most of the case against Mr. Clinton was circumstantial – no corpus delicti to hold up and use against the President. Except, of course, that infamous blue dress…
Flash forward to the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Most of the case against Mr. Clinton was circumstantial – no corpus delicti to hold up and use against the President. Except, of course, that infamous blue dress…
– BBC&B