Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. No person shall be convicted of a crime unless each element of such crime is proved beyond a reasonable doubt. History. — Code 1933, § 26-501, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.
Presumption of innocence; standard of proof for conviction
O.C.G.A. § 16-1-5, under GENERAL PROVISIONS.
O.C.G.A. § 16-1-5