Better phrasing might be to tell jurors that they must get to a level of certainty "beyond having a reasonable doubt" or "where they no longer have a reasonable doubt" that every element has been ...

The phrase "beyond a reasonable doubt" means that the evidence presented and the arguments put forward by the prosecution establish the defendant's guilt so clearly that they must be accepted as ...

A trick ending wraps up the melodrama in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt but comes a little too late to revive interest in a tale that relies too often on pat contrivance rather than logical development.

This is a sad time for our nation. The jury deemed that the evidence was sufficient to rule him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Note the court rulings are not “guilty” or “innocent ...

In 1996, following a direct appeal, LaPointe’s conviction was affirmed in a decision (5-2) that held the state does not have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt—rather than by a mere prepondera ...