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RCW 10.58.020 — Presumption of innocence—Conviction of lowest degree, when
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 10.58: Evidence, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 10.58.020
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
Every person charged with the commission of a crime shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved by competent evidence beyond a reasonable doubt; and when an offense has been proved against him or her, and there exists a reasonable doubt as to which of two or more degrees he or she is guilty, he or she shall be convicted only of the lowest.
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