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FireBeyond
2y ago
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I believe the original was “possession is 9 points of the law” and over time it has been bastardized into “nine tenths”.
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AlbertCory
2y ago
also, "intent" is never 9 points of the law, let alone 9/10.
it's one of the points.
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