{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-21-05","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 29-21-05","heading":"Presumption of innocence - Acquittal on 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 as to whether the defendant's guilt is satisfactorily shown, the defendant is entitled to be acquitted.","path":["Title 29 Judicial Procedure, Criminal","Chapter 29-21 Trial"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t29c21.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"3b07f82b699e9ae3169b56ef8079f718761569d6b5db63674b364a6ac0e9d55e","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-21-04","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-21-06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}