 | Pilot guides - 1897 - 388 pages
...declares that the principle that there is a presumption of innocence is "axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our criminal law." Many citations are given to show that there is a presumption of innocence. Tb e doctrine that guilt... | |
 | James Bradley Thayer - Evidence (Law) - 1898 - 680 pages
...that the principle that there is a presumption of iunocence is " axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our criminal law." Many citations are given to show that there is a presumption of iunocence. The doctrine that guilt... | |
 | John Davison Lawson - History - 1899 - 820 pages
...presumption of innocence in favor of the accused is the undoubted law, axomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our criminal law." Various judgments and text books are cited to sustain this position, and the opinion continues: "The... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 1166 pages
...presumption of innocence in favor of the accused is the undoubted law, axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our criminal law." Coffin v. United States, 150 US 453, 15 Sup. Ct. 394, 39 L. Ed. 4SI. If the court charged the jury... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1923 - 1224 pages
...presumption of innocence in favor of the accused is the undoubted law, axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our criminal law." The right to have this rule of law enforced is sacrosanct to every defendant accused of crime and It... | |
 | Congress. Internal Revenue Taxation Joint Committee - 1959 - 220 pages
...of persuading the factfinder at the conclusion of the trial of his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Due process commands that no man shall lose his liberty unless the Government has borne the burden of producing the evidence and convincing the factfinder of his guilt. Tot v. United States, supra. Where... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1970 - 1156 pages
...on factual error. The standard provides concrete substance for the presumption of innocence — that bedrock "axiomatic and elementary" principle whose...foundation of the administration of our criminal law." Coffin v. United States, supra, at 453. As the dissenters in the New York Court of Appeals observed,... | |
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The reasonable-doubt standard plays a vital role in the American scheme of criminal procedure. It is a prime instrument for reducing the risk of convictions resting on factual error. The standard provides concrete substance for the presumption of innocence... 
