Justice Berdon implored his colleagues not to place a confession on the same level as any other evidential ruling during the ...

A new bill introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives would make it easier for attorneys to prove their client has an intellectual disability.

In a criminal trial, the burden of proof lies with the prosecution. The prosecution must convince the jury beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of the charges brought against them.

proof beyond reasonable doubt. Previous miscarriages of justice have highlighted how flawed or misinterpreted science can have dire consequences, and we should not be so swayed by any DNA ...

The Supreme Court has reiterated that disclosure statements are not so strong a piece of evidence sufficient on its own and ...

Prosecutors wrote in a court filing Friday that they could no longer prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Benjamin colluded to steer state funds to Migdol. Prosecutors dropped charges into former Lt.

“We have determined that allegations of domestic violence fall outside of the statute of limitations and we cannot prove charges of sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt,” the DA said in a ...

Consequently, the question of whether the DNA profiling evidence is beyond reasonable doubt never arises — this statement confuses the strength of the evidence of the DNA profile with the ...