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TAYLOR v. KENTUCKY

No. 77-5549.

436 U.S. 478 (1978)

98 S.Ct. 1930

56 L.Ed.2d 468

TAYLOR v. KENTUCKY

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 30, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Vincent Aprile II argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Guy C. Shearer, Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Robert F. Stephens, Attorney General, Robert L. Chenoweth, Assistant Attorney General, and James M. Ringo, Assistant Deputy Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Only two Terms ago, this Court observed that the "presumption of innocence, although not articulated in the Constitution, is a basic component of a fair trial under our system of criminal justice." Estelle v. Williams, 425 U.S. 501, 503 (1976). In this felony case, the trial court instructed the jury as to the prosecution's burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt...

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