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

Georgia remains the only state where it must be proven “beyond a reasonable doubt,” the highest standard of proof in law.

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

A District Court judge has criticised the NSW prosecution office for running a sexual assault matter that had “just no evidence” to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, in an extraordinary trial ...

In the absence of any firm or consistent evidence, the Supreme Court has acquitted a 69-year-old woman who was booked in 2005 ...

Data shows that most individuals charged with a crime are found guilty. Estimates indicate that about 90% of criminal cases ...

Sir William Blackstone famously said that it is "better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer." The ...

An accused cannot be convicted based on mere suspicion or circumstantial evidence that does not conclusively establish guilt, a court said while acquitting a man booked for allegedly pushing his ...

A case had been registered by the Thane police in 2017, alleging that the accused had allegedly raped the victim. The case ...

A police officer in upstate New York will not face criminal charges after hitting and killing a new father with his patrol ...