Volume
12
Issue
1-3
Abstract
We consider the issue of standards of proof in legal decisions from the point of view of probability. We compare ``balance of probabilities'' and ``beyond a reasonable doubt'' to the statistical use of p-values. We point out various fallacies which sometimes arise in legal reasoning. And we provide several examples of legal cases which involved probabilities, including some in which incorrect decisions were made and defendants were wrongfully convicted.
First Page
11
Last Page
18
Recommended Citation
Rosenthal, Jeffrey S.
(2015)
"Probability, Justice, and the Risk of Wrongful Conviction,"
The Mathematics Enthusiast: Vol. 12
:
No.
1
, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54870/1551-3440.1330
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/vol12/iss1/5
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.54870/1551-3440.1330
