The presumption of innocence : sorting the claims -- The human right to be presumed innocent -- Nonproceduralism and the presumption of innocence -- The presumption of innocence in the trial setting -- Justifying the proof structure of criminal trials -- Do we need a pretrial presumption of innocence? -- Pretrial detention and the presumption of innocence -- Incomplete prosecutions and the presumption of innocence -- The presumption of innocence postpunishment
Summary
Taming the Presumption of Innocence provides a comprehensive account of the presumption of innocence in criminal law and procedure. It defends a narrow but clearly defined role for the presumption and resists efforts to cast it as a panacea for many of what are believed to be the unnecessarily harsh features of contemporary criminal justice systems
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from front matter (University press scholarship online, viewed May 6, 2016)
