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Presumed innocent

Unconvicted defendants may be innocent or guilty — it is a procedural rule that one is presumed innocent
The Times
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Sir, It is not English law that one is innocent until proven guilty but it is a procedural rule that one is presumed innocent until proven guilty (letters, Mar 8). English law and Professor Zander both recognise that unconvicted defendants may be innocent or guilty.

Geoffrey Gandy
Woodham, Surrey