Emayatzy Corinealdi
Jax Stewart
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- 9. Already Home Nov 15, 2022
- Jax is kidnapped; she must figure out her future as a new case close to home comes to light.
- 8. Song Cry Nov 8, 2022
- The defense rests in Brayden's case as Jax has a revelation about the case.
- 7. N... What, N... Who Nov 1, 2022
- Lewis juggles single parenthood and the separation; the prosecution rests on Brayden's case.
reasonable doubt - The level of certainty a juror must have to find a defendant guilty of a crime, which is such that a reasonable person would have, under the circumstances presented.
A standard of proof that must be surpassed to convict an accused in a criminal proceeding. Reasonable doubt is a standard of proof used in criminal trials. When a criminal defendant is prosecuted, the prosecutor must prove the defendant's guilt Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.
Beyond a reasonable doubt is the legal burden of proof required to affirm a conviction in a criminal case. In a criminal case, the prosecution bears the burden of proving that the defendant is guilty beyond all reasonable doubt.
Sufficient doubt on the part of jurors for acquittal of a defendant based on a lack of evidence.
Although a criminal conviction is generally established by a jury using the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard, sentencing factors are generally evaluated by a judge using few evidentiary rules and under the more lenient “preponderance of the evidence” standard.
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A reasonable doubt exists when a juror cannot say with moral certainty that a person is guilty. Compare: preponderance of the evidence.
Reasonable Doubt: Created by Raamla Mohamed. With Emayatzy Corinealdi, McKinley Freeman, Tim Jo, Angela Grovey. Jax Stewart juggles work, family, friends, and a complicated personal life as a brilliant and fearless defense attorney in Los Angeles who bucks the justice system every chance she gets.
