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A.R.S. § 13-115

Presumption of innocence and benefit of doubt; degrees of guilt

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Casey (2003)

Most recently applied in State v. Casey (June 2003)

A. A defendant in a criminal action is presumed to be innocent until the contrary is proved, and in case of a reasonable doubt whether his guilt is satisfactorily shown, he is entitled to be acquitted.

B. When it appears that a defendant has committed a crime or public offense, and there is reasonable ground of doubt in which of two or more degrees he is guilty, he may be convicted of the lowest of such degrees only.

Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.