Georgia Statutes
§ 24-14-5 — Reasonable doubt in criminal cases
Georgia § 24-14-5
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 24-14-5 (2026).
Text
Whether dependent upon direct or circumstantial evidence, the true question in criminal cases is not whether it is possible that the conclusion at which the evidence points may be false, but whether there is sufficient evidence to satisfy the mind and conscience beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Legislative History
Added by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2013.
Nearby Sections
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§ 24-1-101
§ 24-1-101§ 24-1-102
§ 24-1-102§ 24-1-103
Rulings on evidence§ 24-1-104
Preliminary questions§ 24-1-105
Limited admissibility§ 24-10-1001
Definitions§ 24-10-1002
Requirement of original§ 24-10-1003
Admissibility of duplicates§ 24-10-1005
Public records§ 24-10-1006
Summaries§ 24-10-1007
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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 24-14-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/24-14-5.