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The '''presumption of innocence''', sometimes referred by the Latin'' Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat'' (the principle that one is considered innocent until proven guilty) is a legal right of the accused in a criminal trial, recognized in many nations. The burden of proof is thus on the prosecution, which has to collect and present enough compelling evidence to convince the trier of fact, who is restrained and ordered by law to consider only actual evidence and testimony that is legally admissible, and in most cases lawfully obtained, that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In case of remaining doubts, the accused is to be acquitted. This presumption is seen to stem from the Latin legal principle that ''ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat'' (the burden of proof rests on who asserts, not on who denies).

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