The Presumption of Innocence in Criminal Cases

The "Presumption of Innocence" as Constitutional Doctrine

The Presumption of Innocence and the Human Rights Act

There has recently been a proliferation of case law dealing with potential inroads into the presumption of innocence in the criminal lawof England andWales, in the light of article 6(2) of the European Convention on Human Rights. This article is concerned with the nature of the presumption of innocence. It considers two central issues.The ¢rst is how the courts should address the question of wh...

Ethical-Legal Requirements of the Police Regarding the Principle of Innocence in Drug Crimes in the Light of Criminal Psychology

Background: Nowadays, drug crimes have been recognized as one of the criminal acts whose effects generally affect the community, so in order to have a fair trial, the principle of innocence was considered in the process of investigating drug crimes. Given the rule of ethics over the law and their two-way relationship, it is necessary to have special requirements governing the institution of cri...

Factual Development in Innocence Cases

A. The Limitations of the Innocence Projects ....... ...... 1145 B. Case Delays in Innocence Cases.....................1148 1. Darryl Burton: Exonerated from Missouri After Twenty-Four Years...................... 1149 2. Larry Souter: Exonerated from Michigan After Thirteen Years ........................ 1152 3. Paul Gregory House: Exonerated After Twenty-Two Years from Tennessee .................

How the Presumption of Innocence Renders the Innocent Vulnerable to Wrongful Convictions

This article argues, contrary to a straightforward reading, that the presumption of innocence and accompanying principles the burden of proof on the prosecution to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt acts in reality against the interests of those who might be innocent at every stage of the criminal justice process. This is because the „presumption‟, in effect, renders suspects of crime pas...