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Comment by eurleif

3 days ago

No, all criminal convictions require proof beyond a reasonable doubt: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt14-S1-5-5...

>Absent a guilty plea, the Due Process Clause requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a person may be convicted of a crime.

Proof or a guilty plea, which is often extracted from not guilty parties due to the lopsided environment of the courts