Comment Re:American perspective (Score 1) 195
Second, there is no presumption of innocence in our Constitution.
The words "presumption of innocence" are not in the U.S. constitution, but it does guarantee "due process" in the fifth amendment.
Also, there's "reasonable doubt" in the US constitution, and in 1895 the Supreme Courst of the United States estabilished (Coffin v. United States) that "reasonable doubt" implies the presumption of innocence.