Charles Sumner: “But, while zealously asserting this presumption in a criminal trial, I…”

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But, while zealously asserting this presumption in a criminal trial, I utterly deny it in the present case.

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Sumner acknowledges the presumption of innocence in criminal trials but denies it in the current case.

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Charles Sumner: “But, while zealously asserting this presumption in a criminal trial, I utterly deny it in the present case.”