Marshall Islands

Rules of Criminal Procedure

TITLE IV. ARRAIGNMENT AND PREPARATION FOR TRIAL

Rule 11. Pleas

(b) Considering and Accepting a Guilty or Nolo Contendere Plea.

(1) Advising and Questioning the Defendant. Before the court accepts a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the defendant may be placed under oath, and the court must address the defendant personally in open court. During this address, the court must inform the defendant of, and determine that the defendant understands, the following :

(C) the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt ;

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Presumption of innocence
Rights during trial - burden of proof



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