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The presumption of innocence – being considered innocent until proven – is a legal that the accused in has in many modern countries. The is thus on the , which has to collect and present enough compelling evidence to convince the trier of fact, who are restrained and ordered by law to consider only actual evidence and testimony that is legally admissible, and in most cases lawfully obtained, that the accused is guilty beyond a . In case of remaining doubts, the accused is to be . This presumption is seen to stem from the Latin legal principle that ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the burden of proof rests on who asserts, not on who denies).