Presumption of innocence
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 11. In the US Constitution: Judicially inferred (not explicit in text).
Note on this measure. CCP offers no "No" option here; silence is coded 98. The US text is silent (98).
What the text actually says
Passages tagged with this topic, from the Constitute Project.
Every accused person has a right to a fair trial, which includes the right- to be presumed innocent, to remain silent, and not to testify during the proceedings;
Row 7Row 7 Column 1. Section number 35 Column 2. Section title Arrested, detained and accused persons Column 3. Extent to which the right is non-derogable With respect to: subsections (1) (a), (b) and (c) and (2) (d); the rights in paragraphs (a) to (o) of subsection (3), excluding paragraph (d); subsection (4); and subsection (5) with respect to the exclusion of evidence if the admission of that evidence would render the trial unfair
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