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“BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT” What does it mean? – The difficulties in defining, explaining and understanding this important and fundamental concept.

Posted byDennis Reeve 8 August 20218 August 2021
"It is an exacting standard of proof rarely encountered in everyday life, and there is no universally intelligible illustration of the concept, such as the scales of justice with respect to the balance of probabilities standard (used in civil cases)."
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/ian-mulgrew-reasonable-doubt-should-be-scrapped

Posted byDennis Reeve8 August 20218 August 2021Posted inUncategorized

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