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(New page: Reasonable doubt is the common standard for acquittal in criminal trials. An accused person is entitled to acquittal if, in the minds of the jury, his or her guilt has not been proved beyo...) |
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| − | Reasonable doubt is the common standard for acquittal in criminal trials. An accused person is entitled to acquittal if, in the minds of the jury, his or her guilt has not been proved beyond a "reasonable doubt;" that state of minds of jurors in which they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction as to the truth of the charge. [[category:legal terms]] | + | '''Reasonable doubt''' is the common standard for acquittal in criminal trials in the democratic countries of the [[Free World]]. It places the [[burden of proof]] on the accuser, rather than on the [[defendant]]. |
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| + | An accused person is entitled to acquittal if, in the minds of the jury, his or her guilt has not been proved beyond a "reasonable doubt;" that state of minds of jurors in which they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction as to the truth of the charge. [[category:legal terms]] | ||
Revision as of 13:05, August 7, 2007
Reasonable doubt is the common standard for acquittal in criminal trials in the democratic countries of the Free World. It places the burden of proof on the accuser, rather than on the defendant.
An accused person is entitled to acquittal if, in the minds of the jury, his or her guilt has not been proved beyond a "reasonable doubt;" that state of minds of jurors in which they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction as to the truth of the charge.