46-16-606: Reasonable doubt as to which offense convicts only of least offense.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- CHAPTER 16. TRIAL
- Part 6. Verdict -- Disposition of Defendant
When it appears beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant has committed an offense but there is reasonable doubt as to whether the defendant is guilty of a given offense or one or more lesser included offenses, the defendant may only be convicted of the greatest included offense about which there is no reasonable doubt.
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