Word: burdens
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...interpret "beyond a reasonable doubt" to mean, in effect, probably guilty. In one study, prospective jurors said they would be willing to convict on a 60% chance that the suspect had committed the crime. The problem: it's that word, doubt. In a criminal case, prosecutors have the sole burden of proof. Yet the way most courts define "beyond a reasonable doubt" seems to place the burden on the defendant to show a weakness in the prosecution's arguments. That's assuming the jury can even figure out what the judge is saying...
...have "doubt" about the first. Jurors might themselves be able to conjure the image of the defendant's innocence, but most need help from his lawyers. Since the defendant isn't required to offer any scenario at all, the very use of the word doubt may put an unfair burden...
...Nol Forgeard, who was fired last summer. The restructuring plan Gallois unveiled seeks to eliminate duplication and reduce the 16 manufacturing plants to 10. His plan carefully distributes the job cuts. Immediately, politicians and unions in France and Germany started sniping over which side should bear the biggest burden. The three main candidates in the current French presidential-election campaign then promised more intrusion in Airbus' affairs...
Axelrod highlighted the importance of the war in Iraq to today’s youth, saying the “people who have borne the greatest burden of this war are the young people...
...streets. Band emphasized the distinction between heavy traffic and good traffic circulation, adding that “it’s a tough decision.” “There must be balance between opening the neighborhood to easy, comfortable traffic circulation and protecting the neighborhood from the burden of additional commuters,” he said. Cusack said that any current plans “could be changed for the ease and betterment of the community.” No plans were finalized yesterday, and another meeting between residents and the Harvard-Allston Development Group is slated...