GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES |
Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Section 16-1-5. Presumption of innocence; standard of proof for conviction
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- Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. No person shall be convicted of a crime unless each element of such crime is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
Code 1933, § 26-501, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.