21-3109


      21-3109.   Defendant presumed innocent; reasonable doubt as to guilt. A defendant is presumed to be innocent until the contrary is proved. When there is a reasonable doubt as to his guilt, he must be acquitted. When there is a reasonable doubt as to which of two or more degrees of an offense he is guilty, he may be convicted of the lowest degree only.

      History:   L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3109; July 1, 1970.