Coffin v. U.S., No. 741 (U.S. Supreme Court) (156 U.S. 432; 15 S.Ct. 394) (March 5, 1995) (Justice White)
In this case, the Court stated that "the principle that there is a presumption of innocence in favor of the accused is undoubted law, axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our criminal law. It is stated as unquestioned in the text-books, and ...
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