21-3109. Defendant presumed innocent; reasonable doubt as to guilt. - Kansas Statutes

21-3109

Chapter 21.--CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS PART I.--GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 31.--PRELIMINARY

      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 anoffense he is guilty, he may be convicted of the lowest degree only.

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