United States · Bill · S
S. 1706 (96th)
A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require that the court instruct the jury, upon the defendant's request, that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Introduced
3 August 1979
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require the court, upon the defendant's written request, to instruct the jury that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 3 August 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/1706
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/1706