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Newslive Burden Texts Shown Between Former Officer Proof Pregnant Woman He's Accused of Killing

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Topic poll · all networksIn murder trials, how much should texts sway a jury?

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"Beyond reasonable doubt" dates to an 1798 Boston murder trial!

The standard emerged from the trial of John Francis Knapp in Salem, MA. Jurists coined it to distinguish moral certainty from absolute certainty, protecting jurors from guilt over convicting the innocent.

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