reasonable inference rule

reasonable-inference rule. An evidentiary principle providing that a jury, in deciding a case, may properly consider any reasonable inference drawn from the evidence presented at trial. Cf. PYRAMIDING INFERENCES, RULE AGAINST. [Cases: Criminal Law 559; Evidence 595. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1096; Evidence §§ 1300, 1341.]

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