
304: Is Reasonable Doubt Reasonable?
The Philosophy of Crime
What Is Unreasonable Doubt?
James Renner: Michael Shannon was convicted of killing his cousin's brother. Two jurors had reasonable doubt that Shannon committed this crime, but with a split vote of 10 to 2 he was convicted in 2011. Even the district attorney has since acknowledged that Shannon is innocent. The Supreme Court will soon hear the case of one, Evangelisto Ramos, a Louisiana man who was convicted of murder by a 10 to 2 split jury.
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