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Presumption of innocence
Last modified: Thu Feb 23 16:37:37 2006
It is a long-standing principle of English criminal law that a
defendant is ``innocent until proven guilty''. That is, it is
the job of the state (technically the Crown) to prove all
the facts of the case against the defendant. The presumption
of innonence has two facents. First, that the BurdenOfProof
falls on the prosecution. It must prove guilt; it is not
for the defendant to prove his innocence. Second, the
StandardOfProof is `beyond reasonable doubt'.
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