304: Is Reasonable Doubt Reasonable?

<p>What is reasonable doubt? Can it be defined? Who does it really help?</p> <p>Covered topics: Caylee Anthony, Reasonable Doubt, Standard of Proof, William Blackstone, Victor V. Nebraska, Rene Descartes, Cartesian Doubt</p> <p>Further Reading:</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvIdgW74LCk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvIdgW74LCk</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-anthony-reaction/anthony-verdict-a-victory-for-reasonable-doubt-experts-say-idUSTRE7646U820110705">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-anthony-reaction/anthony-verdict-a-victory-for-reasonable-doubt-experts-say-idUSTRE7646U820110705</a></p> <p><a href="http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2011/07/nancy_grace_explains_what_the.html">http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2011/07/nancy_grace_explains_what_the.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey_anthony_trial/casey-anthony-juror-jury-sick-stomach-guilty-verdict/story?id=14005609">https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey_anthony_trial/casey-anthony-juror-jury-sick-stomach-guilty-verdict/story?id=14005609</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD3rqRwPPck">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD3rqRwPPck</a></p> <p><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/supreme-court-nonunanimous-juries-oral-argument.html">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/supreme-court-nonunanimous-juries-oral-argument.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/15/magazine/split-jurors.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/15/magazine/split-jurors.html</a></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/philosophyofcrime/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/philosophyofcrime/support</a>