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3 unusual facts about The Burden of Proof


Grand juries in the United States

Scott Turow's second novel The Burden of Proof deals extensively with the workings and shortcomings of the Federal Grand Jury system in a fictional midwestern state.

The Burden of Proof

In 1991, a television mini-series based on the novel and bearing the same title was released starring Héctor Elizondo.

The Burden of Proof, published in 1990, is Scott Turow's second novel, somewhat of a sequel to Presumed Innocent.



see also

Presumption of innocence

The presumption of innocence, sometimes referred to by the Latin expression Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the burden of proof is on he who declares, not on he who denies), is the principle that one is considered innocent until proven guilty.

Pseudoscience

Reversed burden of proof: In science, the burden of proof rests on those making a claim, not on the critic.