Is reasonable doubt a violation of due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Samuels, 113 P.3d 1125, 30 Cal.Rptr.3d 105, 36 Cal.4th 96 (Cal. 2005):
Defendant contends that CALJIC No. 2.90, defining reasonable doubt, is a violation of her due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. We have rejected this argument in the past and find no persuasive reason to revisit the issue. (People v. Seaton (2001) 26 Cal.4th 598, 667-668, 110 Cal.Rptr.2d 441, 28 P.3d 175.)
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