Émile Pollak
Émile Pollak (born April 21, 1914 - January 6, 1978 ) was a French criminal defense attorney .
Pollak was a well-known Paris lawyer. His most famous case in 1954 was Gaston Dominici , the patriarch of a peasant family, near whose court in Provence a family of three English tourists (the scientist Sir Jack Drummond , who camped outdoors) was murdered. The case is still controversial today (it was dealt with by Jean Giono , among others ) and mysterious. The taciturn Dominici was incriminated by his sons and also made a confession, which he later revoked. A plausible motive could never be found. Sentenced to death, he was pardoned to life by President Coty in 1957 and released by de Gaulle in 1960. Pollak's other clients were members of the Guérini mafia family in Marseilles. Pollak was a staunch opponent of the death penalty. Five of his clients were executed, including the last to be guillotined in France, Hamida Djandoubi on September 10, 1977. Pollak died a little later of lung cancer.
In the 1973 film adaptation of the Dominici affair with Jean Gabin (directed by Claude Bernard-Aubert), he played himself and made a plea in the end credits about miscarriage of justice.
literature
- Emile Pollak “La parole est à la defense”, Robert Laffont, 1975
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pollak, Émile |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French criminal lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1914 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1978 |