California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Sherwin, 82 Cal.App.4th 1404, 98 Cal.Rptr.2d 888 (Cal. App. 2000):
"Where the evidence is wholly circumstantial and in every aspect is reasonably consistent with innocence, the mere fact that the circumstances may also be reconciled with guilt will not justify an indictment. The grand jury may not resolve all implications in favor of guilt by substituting a presumption of guilt for one of innocence." (Jensen v. Superior Court (1950) 96 Cal.App.2d 112, 117.)
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