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Is reasonable doubt that of >=9.1% probability? [duplicate]
The criminal burden of proof (ie beyondA reasonable doubt) is famously attributed to “Blackstone’s Ratio”:
It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.
I’m not sure if ...
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Can all members of a group be civilly liable when some are provably innocent?
Scenario: A crime involving property damage is committed. Suppose that it can be proven beyond reasonable doubt that of a group of 3 people, 2 of them were involved and one was not. However, there's ...
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