S 1706 · 96th Congress ·
A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require that the court instruct the jury, upon the defendant's request, that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-08-03)
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Amends Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require the court, upon the defendant's written request, to instruct the jury that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.…
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