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The Blackstone ratio, modified

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Journal of Theoretical Politics

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Abstract

Journal of Theoretical Politics, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 133-155, April 2026.
In his discussion of evidentiary policies, Blackstone famously noted that ‘it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer’ (Blackstone 1769). The conventional wisdom among lawyers, judges as well as academics holds that ...