Criminal
Aug. 5, 2009
Reasonable Doubt About Reasonable Doubt
Instructions on the "reasonable doubt" standard can be ambiguous and confusing, writes Dean D. Pregerson.
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By Dean D. Pregerson Every American juror - indeed, every watcher of American crime dramas on television - knows how a criminal jury trial ends: The judge reads to the jury an instruction stating that the defendant is presumed innocent unless the government produces evidence of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Afterward, the jurors deliberate and deliver their verdict. In my courtroom, I usually read the 9th Circuit's Model Instructio...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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