What is the test for establishing a presumption of innocence?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. O’Brien, 2010 NSCA 61 (CanLII):
In United States v. Myers, 550 F.2d 1036 (5th Cir. 1977) the court viewed the rule as being derived from the presumption of innocence and “concomitant of the presumption of innocence”.
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