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If there is a reasonable doubt that a person is innocent of a crime he or she?
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... may or may not be convicted of the crime ... At least in the USA...
On the other hand if there is reasonable doubt that a person is guilty of a crime, he or she is supposed to be acquitted (which is not the same as declared innocent).
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What is the difference between innocent and not guilty?
Innocent means you are innocent of a crime.. That is you did not commit it. A court (jury/judge) will not find someone "innocent". They can't say that you did not commit a crime, they can only decide for "not guilty" if the evidence presented is enough that you are believed to have committed a crime (guilty) or not (not guilty).
What Means that the proof must be such that a reasonable person could not conclude that an element of the crime was not true?
It means, "The proof offered must be beyond a REASONABLE doubt." Not ALL doubt, just reasonable doubt.
To convict a person of a crime a court must find the person guilty by?
A judge or jury must reach the decision that the defendant is guilty beyond a REASONABLE doubt. Not beyond ALL doubt - just "reasonable" doubt.
A defendant in a criminal case is presumed innocent and to obtain a conviction the prosecution must establish the defendant?
...committed the crime - beyond all reasonable doubt.
Method and amount of proof of guilt of crime?
The only thing required is "proof beyond a reasonable doubt." Not ALL doubt, just 'reasonable' doubt.
When you think someone might have done something is it reasonable doubt?
The term "reasonable doubt" usually refers to finding someone innocent, not guilty. A jury in the American court system is cautioned by a judge to convict a person of a crime only if they are certain of his guilt and believe that they cannot, in good conscience, exonterate him. In the O.J. Simpson case, the jury said that they thought there might be a chance that the accused was framed for the murder of his wife and her friend; therefore, he was acquitted based on "reasonable doubt."
What is the prosecutor' burden of proof in a criminal case?
The burden of proof that a prosecutor has in case is that the defendant committed the crime, to the exclusion of reasonable doubt. This means that a panel of 6 to 12 people who are open-minded and have the ability to make a rational decision, must be convinced that the defendant committed the crime and that no other person could have committed the crime, based on the evidence that was presented to the jury.
What are the release dates for Guilty or Innocent - 2005 Reasonable Doubt 1-3?
Guilty or Innocent - 2005 Grady Gibson 1-2 was released on: USA: January 2005
What should be done to rapists?
Capturig a person you think guilty of a wrongdoing is not the same as them being guilty of the wrongdoing. That is why there is a system of laws and trials in most civilzed nations. Lynch law is generally frowned on. In some cases the person is guitly of a crime, in others mentally disordered mind, in others innocent. People capturing the person have no systematic way of assessing the situation.
One who is guilty of a crime?
Up until the time the verdict is announced they are referred to as "the defendant." After conviction, depending on their sentence, they can be referred to in several ways: prisoner - convict - inmate - probationer - convicted misdemeanant - convicted felon - etc)
How do you use reasonable doubt in a sentence?
In court, the defense attorney argued that the evidence presented by the prosecution did not prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. This raised doubts about the defendant's involvement in the crime, leading to an acquittal.
The phrases innocent until proven guilty and beyond a reasonable doubt are most closely associated with?
criminal law
