{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-10.58.020","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 10.58.020","heading":"Presumption of innocence—Conviction of lowest degree, when.","body":"Every person charged with the commission of a crime shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved by competent evidence beyond a reasonable doubt; and when an offense has been proved against him or her, and there exists a reasonable doubt as to which of two or more degrees he or she is guilty, he or she shall be convicted only of the lowest.","path":["Title 10","Chapter 10.58"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=10.58.020","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:53:57Z","sha256":"24f75ad6ad39b67e5f058e4328af66741c90e1d751ff1bfc6736c86996b32027","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-10.58.010","next":"us-wa/rcw-10.58.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}