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RCW 9A.04.100: Proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Washington Code › Title 9A › Chapter 04 › Section 100

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(1) Every person charged with the commission of a crime is presumed innocent unless proved guilty. No person may be convicted of a crime unless each element of such crime is proved by competent evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. (2) When a crime has been proven against a person, and there exists a reasonable doubt as to which of two or more degrees he or she is guilty, he or she shall be convicted only of the lowest degree.

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