{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-1-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-1-5","heading":"Presumption of innocence; standard of proof for conviction.","body":"Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. No person shall be convicted of a crime unless each element of such crime is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"90a1cb55cc8fd2e00778578cd4f2890d8ea2cfcc7583062008f8bf6f29bfe256","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-1-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-1-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}