Beyond reasonable doubt means to prove the guilt so that to claim innocence would be completely illogical. It's important though that we start with a position of innocence, and it's the job of the lawyers etc to prove guilt.
There is a Latin phrase onus probundi meaning the burden of proof relies on the person making the claim. Here the claim being that a person is guilty has to be proven.
To start from a position where the person has to be proven innocent would be a unfair place indeed.
Beyond reasonable doubt means to prove the guilt so that to claim innocence would be completely illogical. It's important though that we start with a position of innocence, and it's the job of the lawyers etc to prove guilt.
There is a Latin phrase onus probundi meaning the burden of proof relies on the person making the claim. Here the claim being that a person is guilty has to be proven.
To start from a position where the person has to be proven innocent would be a unfair place indeed.