Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Submitted by Ralph Winstanley (United States), Feb 24, 2003 at 12:15

Last I heard, a basic principle of our jurisprudence was that accused persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. I trust that is still the case, even in the midst of our "war on terrorism."

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