ABC Turns Presumption of Innocence Upside Down in Boot-Camp Case: 'Eno

Mark Finkelstein
October 13th, 2007 9:03 AM
The principle that there is a presumption of innocence in favor of the accused is the undoubted law, axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our criminal law -- U.S. Supreme Court, Coffin v. United States [1895].Was [there] enough evidence to find that they were not guilty? -- ABC News, Matter of Martin Lee Anderson [2007]. Forget that musty…