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The phrase "Innocent until proven guilty" is not relegated to "cliche for legal dramas." It and related phrases are used ubiquitously, sometimes in conjunction with a notion of a presumption; sometimes stated more directly. Here are examples from Canada and the United States.

In the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: "Any person charged with an offence has the right ... to be presumed innocent until proven guilty ... ."

Shaw v. State, 846 S.W.2d 482 (Tex. App. 1993)

implicit in the conduct of a fair trial is the idea that one is innocent until proven guilty

Manning v. State, 304 So. 3d 981 (La. Ct. App. 2020)

Ms. Manning is innocent until proven guilty.

(Those are just two examples from the first page of an internet search.)

The phrase "Innocent until proven guilty" and related phrases are used ubiquitously.

In the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: "Any person charged with an offence has the right ... to be presumed innocent until proven guilty ... ."

Shaw v. State, 846 S.W.2d 482 (Tex. App. 1993)

implicit in the conduct of a fair trial is the idea that one is innocent until proven guilty

Manning v. State, 304 So. 3d 981 (La. Ct. App. 2020)

Ms. Manning is innocent until proven guilty.

(Those are just two examples from the first page of an internet search.)

The phrase "Innocent until proven guilty" is not relegated to "cliche for legal dramas." It and related phrases are used ubiquitously, sometimes in conjunction with a notion of a presumption; sometimes stated more directly. Here are examples from Canada and the United States.

In the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: "Any person charged with an offence has the right ... to be presumed innocent until proven guilty ... ."

Shaw v. State, 846 S.W.2d 482 (Tex. App. 1993)

implicit in the conduct of a fair trial is the idea that one is innocent until proven guilty

Manning v. State, 304 So. 3d 981 (La. Ct. App. 2020)

Ms. Manning is innocent until proven guilty.

(Those are just two examples from the first page of an internet search.)

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The phrase "Innocent until proven guilty" and related phrases are used ubiquitously.

I'mIn the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: "Any person charged with an offence has the right ... to be presumed innocent until proven guilty ... ."

Shaw v. State, 846 S.W.2d 482 (Tex. App. 1993)

implicit in the conduct of a fair trial is the idea that one is innocent until proven guilty

Manning v. State, 304 So. 3d 981 (La. Ct. App. 2020)

Ms. Manning is innocent until proven guilty.

(Those are just two examples from the first page of an internet search.)

The phrase "Innocent until proven guilty" and related phrases are used ubiquitously.

I'm the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: "Any person charged with an offence has the right ... to be presumed innocent until proven guilty ... ."

Shaw v. State, 846 S.W.2d 482 (Tex. App. 1993)

implicit in the conduct of a fair trial is the idea that one is innocent until proven guilty

Manning v. State, 304 So. 3d 981 (La. Ct. App. 2020)

Ms. Manning is innocent until proven guilty.

(Those are just two examples from the first page of an internet search.)

The phrase "Innocent until proven guilty" and related phrases are used ubiquitously.

In the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: "Any person charged with an offence has the right ... to be presumed innocent until proven guilty ... ."

Shaw v. State, 846 S.W.2d 482 (Tex. App. 1993)

implicit in the conduct of a fair trial is the idea that one is innocent until proven guilty

Manning v. State, 304 So. 3d 981 (La. Ct. App. 2020)

Ms. Manning is innocent until proven guilty.

(Those are just two examples from the first page of an internet search.)

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Jen
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The phrase "Innocent until proven guilty" and related phrases are used ubiquitously.

I'm the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: "Any person charged with an offence has the right ... to be presumed innocent until proven guilty ... ."

Shaw v. State, 846 S.W.2d 482 (Tex. App. 1993)

implicit in the conduct of a fair trial is the idea that one is innocent until proven guilty

Manning v. State, 304 So. 3d 981 (La. Ct. App. 2020)

Ms. Manning is innocent until proven guilty.

(Those are just two examples from the first page of an internet search.)