Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Humanities/2018 May 13

= May 13 =

In the US, what law stipulates 'in dubio pro reo'?
What law, if any, stipulates the principle of 'in dubio pro reo', if any at all? --Hofhof (talk) 13:01, 13 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Our presumption of innocence article says "Although the Constitution of the United States does not cite it explicitly, presumption of innocence is widely held to follow from the 5th, 6th, and 14th amendments. The case of Coffin v. United States (1895) established the presumption of innocence of persons accused of crimes."--Shantavira|feed me 15:02, 13 May 2018 (UTC)