Explore: Presumption Of Innocence

The presumption of innocence is a legal principle that every person accused of any crime is considered innocent until proven guilty. Under the presumption

A presumption of guilt is any presumption within the criminal justice system that a person is guilty of a crime, for example a presumption that a suspect

States Supreme Court in 1895 which established the presumption of innocence of persons accused of crimes in a landmark decision. F. A. Coffin and Percival

In law, a presumption is an "inference of a particular fact". There are two types of presumptions: rebuttable presumptions and irrebuttable (or conclusive)

Woolmington v DPP [1935] AC 462 is a landmark House of Lords case, where the presumption of innocence was re-consolidated (for application across the Commonwealth)

number of the fugitives on America's Most Wanted had yet to face trial in a criminal court, the show adhered to the presumption of innocence as afforded

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) has argued that trial penalties strip defendants of their presumption of innocence, pointing out that

favor of the defendant. This provision, known as the presumption of innocence, is required, for example, in the 46 countries that are members of the Council

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Though the UDHR enshrines some fair trial rights, such as the presumption of innocence until the accused is

and sufficiency of the opponent's evidence and arguments. To maintain fairness, there is a presumption of innocence, and the burden of proof lies on the