 | 110 Criminal Law |
| 110XVII Evidence |
| 110XVII(V) Weight and Sufficiency |
| 110k561 Reasonable Doubt |
| 110k561(1) k. In general. |
 Constitutional necessity of proof beyond a reasonable doubt is not confined to those defendants who are morally blameless; even a thief is entitled to complain that he has been unconstitutionally convicted and imprisoned as a burglar.
Jackson v. Virginia, 99 S.Ct. 2781 (1979)
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