{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-16-204","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-16-204","heading":"Defendant presumed innocent -- reasonable doubt.","body":"A defendant in a criminal action is presumed to be innocent until the contrary is proved, and in case of a reasonable doubt whether the defendant's guilt is satisfactorily shown, the defendant must be found not guilty.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 16. TRIAL","Part 2. Rules of Evidence for Criminal Cases"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0160/part_0020/section_0040/0460-0160-0020-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:48Z","sha256":"8653ad73083a1a2553a13d66710590325fab65b8ea352e5010c708322e72f10d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-16-203","next":"us-mt/46-16-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}