Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - WCI

by mom_in_il Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:59 pm

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

by Katherine Scardino

Excerpt:

Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is a tough burden for the State to meet. The article written by Andrea Campbell and published on Women in Crime last Friday, which discussed the many different types of evidence that may be presented in a criminal trial in the United States, within the context of the Casey Anthony trial. The State may obtain a conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence. Circumstantial evidence points to the guilt of the defendant, but is not tangible evidence to connect the defendant directly. In other words, there are no crime scene fingerprints, DNA, eyewitnesses to the crime, etc... pointing directly to the accused as the culprit. The jury may render a verdict of guilty based solely on such circumstantial evidence if the jurors believe beyond a reasonable doubt that this evidence is credible and proven. But, I do not want to write another Casey Anthony article. Let’s look at evidence another way.

More: http://womenincrimeink.blogspot.com/2011/07/proof-beyond-reasonable-doubt.html