Innocence is a legal principle that applies to every person that is accused of a crime. Each person is considered innocent unless they are proven guilty. The legal burden of proof is on the prosecution and it is their job to present compelling evidence to a judge or a jury. If the prosecution does not prove the charges to be true, then the person is acquitted of the charges. The prosecution must prove that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of “Unless” is “except on the condition that: under any other circumstance than”. This meaning in the context of the court of law means that every person is presumed innocent and they will remain innocent. The only way their status of innocence can change is if someone else (the prosecution attorney) can prove in the court of law that the defendant is not innocent.
The time in between being innocent and being shown as not innocent or guilty would be deemed as “until” or “unless”. Overall, every person is innocent unless they can be proven guilty by the opposing party.
According to Lectlaw.com, for criminal cases, proof can be defined as “Beyond a reasonable doubt (criminal cases)--for a criminal defendant to be convicted of a crime, the prosecutor must prove her case to the point that the jurors have no reasonable doubts in their minds that the defendant did whatever he is charged with having done.” In criminal cases, the prosecution carries the burden of “proving” the defendant is guilty of a crime. They must gather evidence and present the evidence to the jury or judge with the hopes that they can convince these parties respectively that the defendant is guilty.
The jury must make their decision of guilty or not guilty based on the evidence. For the jury to convict the defendant, they have to believe that the evidence proves that the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If there is doubt in the jury pool, then the defendant will be deemed not guilty.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of “Guilty” is “justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime”. The burden of guilt needs to be proven by the prosecuting attorney in your case. The prosecuting attorney will need to gather evidence in your case that shows without a reasonable doubt that you are guilty for the crime you are being charged for.
For the jury to convict a defendant, the prosecuting attorney will need to prove without a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty. If there is any reasonable doubt amongst the jury pool, then the defendant will be deemed not guilty for the crime being charged.
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