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WalterBright on Feb 27, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: This is what it's like for an innocent man to spen...

Your last point is the main one. Juries seem to convict based on a preponderance of evidence, not proof beyond reasonable doubt.

I would also argue that if the only evidence is a single eyewitness' testimony, that is not proof beyond reasonable doubt.

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