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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

By Charles Montaldo, About.com Guide

Definition: The standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moral certainty that every element of a crime has been proven by the prosecution. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminating all doubt but it does require that the evidence be so conclusive that all reasonable doubts are removed from the mind of the ordinary person.

Source: U.S.Courts - District of Idaho

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