{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-6502","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 6502","heading":"Presumption of innocence","body":"The presumption of innocence in criminal causes shall attend the accused until the jury renders a verdict of guilty, and the court shall charge the jury accordingly. This presumption of innocence is a proper subject of comment in argument.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 201: Pleadings and Proof; Trial","Subchapter 001: TRIAL GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/201/06502","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:58Z","sha256":"8d1a4aed34732eede10c3b08d1fce269d186457de016130698161cc283b235d1","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-6501","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-6503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}