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Relationship between presumptions and the reasonable doubt standard: The law is disordered...

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The law is disordered on the question of when a presumption in a criminal trial violates the constitutionally-mandated standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Contributed in 2009 by Peter Tillers

Last edited in 2009 by Joel Friedman

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