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I thought this WAS already the law - whatever happened to "beyond a reasonable doubt?"
by adelHBN 6y ago
I thought this WAS already the law - whatever happened to "beyond a reasonable doubt?"
- selimthegrim 6y agoWelcome to Louisiana.
- icelancer 6y agoLouisiana had already rescinded this rule by the time the case got to the US Supreme Court, in fairness to them. Oregon, on the other hand...
- selimthegrim 6y agoLouisiana is responsible for many other wonderful innovations like ensuring jury trials for non-petty misdemeanors. Don't count them out yet.
- cyphar 6y agoBeyond reasonable doubt is one of several standards of evidence (along with "preponderance of the evidence" and "clear and convincing evidence"), but this is about whether the jury has to be unanimous in their decision that the standard has been met. In other words, what happens if 11 jurors find you guilty beyond reasonable doubt but 1 juror disagrees.