23A-22-3. Innocence presumed--Reasonable doubt requires acquittal.
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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 his guilt is satisfactorily shown, he is entitled to be acquitted.