Grave doubts about "reasonable doubt": Confusion in state and federal courts

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-254

  Hemmens, Craig ^a   Scarborough, Kathryn E ^b   Del Carmen, Rolando V ^c  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031521375     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(97)00008-1     Document Type: Article

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